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Syria, Alawite

What's driving killings in Syria and who are the Alawites?

Syria has suffered its worst bloodshed since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power, with more than 1,000 people reported killed in violence that has swept the coastal region since Thursday.

Euronews on MSN · 1d

More than 1,000 killed as Syrian security forces clash with Assad loyalists in Alawite regions

More than 1,000 people were killed after two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar al-Assad erupt. View on euronews

UPI News on MSN · 1d

More than 1,000 killed in two days amid Syrian conflict

More than 1,000 have died since Thursday amid fighting between Syrian government forces and supporters of former President Bashar al-Assad, a monitoring organization announced.

Syria says operation against Assad loyalists over

The Associated Press on MSN · 7h

Syria announces the end of a military operation against Assad-linked gunmen in a coastal region

Syria's interim government has announced the end of a days-long military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted president Bashar Assad and his family in the worst fighting since the end of the 13-year civil war in December.

Euronews on MSN · 51m

Syria ends military operation against al-Assad loyalists after days of fighting

According to UK-based war monitor, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 1,130 people were killed in the clashes, including 830 civilians. View on euronews

BBC on MSN · 6h

Syria says operation against Assad loyalists over after deadly violence

A monitoring group says 973 civilians have been killed in revenge attacks against the Alawite sect since Thursday.

Syria, Alawites

Reuters on MSN · 6h

New Syrian leader Sharaa says killings of Alawites threaten unity, vows justice

Syria's interim President Ahmed Sharaa said mass killings of members of ousted President Bashar al-Assad's minority sect were a threat to his mission to unite the country, and promised to punish those responsible,

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

In Syria, deadly attacks on Assad’s Alawites are blow to new leaders

The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 600, a war monitoring group said Saturday.

Christian Science Monitor · 1h

Deadly clashes in Syria are precisely what new leaders sought to avert

Sectarian violence involving supporters of the deposed Assad regime has left hundreds dead, calling into question whether Syria’s new rulers can maintain discipline over a patchwork of armed militant groups,

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Who are Syria’s Alawites and why are they being targeted under Al-Sharaa’s rule?

Syria: Clashes between new security forces and Assad loyalists erupted on Thursday in the Alawite heartland, escalating into ...

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Is the pro-Assad insurgency a threat to the new Syria?

"Relative calm followed Assad's ousting, but violence has spiralled recently as forces linked to the new Islamist rulers ...

The Christian Post on MSN4h

Syria update: Christians among over 1,000 massacred amid worst atrocities since Assad's ousting

Christians and other religious minorities in Syria are sounding the alarm as more than 1,000 people have been killed since ...

This Word Means: Alawite

The sect has its roots in Shia Islam. The word Alawite means “follower of Ali,” the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ...

American Military News8h

Hundreds of Civilians Reportedly Killed as New Damascus Rulers Hunts for Assad Remnants

Violence is flaring across parts of western Syria, as forces of the self-styled Syrian transitional government have clashed with Alawite militias and ...

France 24 on MSN10h

Massacre of 1,500 in Alawite heartland casts doubt on new Syrian government's ability to rule

Nearly 1,500 people, mostly Alawite civilians, have been killed by security forces in just a few days, throwing into question ...

10h

Syria's Alawites: From Power To Peril

While Alawites are generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, their beliefs and practices are far more complex ...

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Hundreds reported killed in sectarian violence in Syria’s Alawite heartland

The killings occurred in the heartland of Syria’s Alawite minority, escalating after a nascent insurgency formed against the ...

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