Explainer: What is driving the bloodshed in Syria?
It began on March 6, forces in the coastal region came under attack from fighters under the Assad regime.  Read more at ...
Al Arabiya English8m
Syria’s al-Sharaa says killings of Alawites threaten unity, vows justice
Syria’s President Ahmed Sharaa said mass killings of members of ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s minority sect were a ...
Al Arabiya English3m
‘No justification’ for attacks on Alawites and other minorities in Syria: Iran
Iran’s foreign ministry said Monday there was “no justification” for attacks on minorities in Syria, including Alawites, the ...
Turkey backs Sharaa’s stability efforts, Erdogan says amid Syrian violence
Turkey has backed anti-Assad Syrian forces for years and maintains bases in Syria's north. Its defence ministry said there ...
The Press Democrat45m
Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil war
An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four days.