A Reuters investigation found 40 distinct sites of killings, looting and arson during three days of sectarian massacres ...

Israel’s latest airstrikes in Syria are as much about preventing regime consolidation as they are about protecting the Druze ...

Alawites make up about 10% of Syria’s population of 24 million, living mostly along the country’s Mediterranean coast and nearby hilly countryside.

Many Alawites believe Syria’s new authorities won’t risk civil conflict by cracking down on the factions that perpetrated sectarian violence and other human rights violations.

Under Assad, Alawites held top posts in the army and security agencies. The new government has blamed his loyalists for attacks against the country’s new security forces over the past several weeks.

Militias target Alawites . Rights groups reported widespread revenge killings as militants from Syria’s Sunni majority targeted Alawites, regardless of whether they were involved in the insurgency.

HISTORY SPONSORED CONTENT ADVERTISE WITH US TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY CONTACT US CANCEL SUBSCRIPTION CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT US Jerusalem Post / Middle East How Syrian government forces and factions ...

Violent crackdown sends Syrian Alawites over the border into Lebanon The euphoria of Syria's new dawn has turned to violence. Alleged massacres of minority Alawites have sent a fresh wave of ...

Syrian Culture Minister Mohammed Yassin Saleh has ignited condemnation after appearing to call Alawites either criminals or ...

Alawites took many of the top positions in government and the military and ran big businesses. They now accuse supporters of Sharaa, who once ran an al Qaeda affiliate, of systematically abusing ...

But the Alawites want more, calling for a blanket amnesty from retribution, to avoid them being singled out. Officials within the new interim government said it's "too early" for the Alawite ...

Syria's Alawites still face targeted attacks a month after brutal counteroffensive. Reinforcement Syrian security forces deploy in the outskirts of Latakia, Syria, Friday, March 7, 2025.