Sharaa's hopes of stitching Syria back together under the rule of his Islamist-led government are complicated by the ...

Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa faces complex challenges in reuniting Syria under an Islamist-led government. The nation's diverse ethnic and sectarian makeup, including Sunnis, Alawites, Druze, ...

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

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

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

A month after a wave of revenge attacks left hundreds of Alawite civilians dead, members of the Syrian religious minority are still living in fear, with dozens killed in smaller ...

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 ...

BEIRUT (AP) — A month after a wave of revenge attacks left hundreds of Alawite civilians dead, members of the Syrian religious minority are still living in fear, with dozens killed in smaller ...

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.

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.

Syria's Alawites still face targeted attacks a month after brutal counteroffensive. A month after a wave of revenge attacks left hundreds of Alawite civilians dead, members of the Syrian religious ...