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.
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 Sunni Islamist government.
Explainer-What Is Driving the Bloodshed in Syria?
(Reuters) - 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. The violence has pitted the Islamist-led government's security forces against fighters from Assad's Alawite minority.
Over 1,000 killed in Syria in worst violence since Assad’s fall: What is driving the bloodshed? Explained
What has driven the violence, how has interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa reacted, and what have world power said?
Who are Syria's Alawites? The sect facing violence after Assad's fall
Alawites, a Shia sect, ruled Syria for decades under the Assads. Now, after Bashar al-Assad's fall, they face violence as sectarian tensions escalate in the war-torn country
A horrific killing-spree shakes Syria
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Syrian defence ministry says operation against Assad loyalists is over
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Syria’s interim leader Sharaa scrambles to contain deadliest violence in years
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Sunni groups oppose Jamat’s zakat call
While the Jamat is going ahead silently with its zakat collection, Sunni scholars, irrespective of affiliations, are opposing it. Although the Jamat and Mujahid groups have been collecting zakat funds ...