Syria descends into violence: Who are the Alawites who are being killed in hundreds?
At least 1,300 have been killed in Syria as security forces clash with loyalists of ousted president Bashar al-Assad. The violence is concentrated in Tartus and Latakia, home to Alawites. The Assads belong to this sect,
Alawites constitute Syria’s largest minority and account for about 10 per cent of the population. The Assad connection has ...
Alawites are an Arab ethnic and religious group, with distinct cultures, languages and religious beliefs. They live mainly in ...
Armed Sunni groups, considered loyal to the new regime after Assad’s removal, have begun retaliatory killings against ...
Local television reports that the country's president has ordered the creation of an independent commission to investigate ...
More than 1,300 dead in a few days - US condemns "Islamist terrorists & foreign jihadists who murder civilians" - Turkey ...
While Alawites are generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, their beliefs and practices are far more complex ...
Syria: Clashes between new security forces and Assad loyalists erupted on Thursday in the Alawite heartland, escalating into ...
Reports of massacres of civilian s in Syria’s Latakia are a major test for the new government of Syria. Since the fall of the ...
Syria’s interim government has announced the end of a days-long military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted ...
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