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Over 1,400 were killed in sectarian violence in coastal Syria in March, committee says
A Syrian government investigation says sectarian violence along the coast earlier this year has left over 1,400 people dead, ...
Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad
A scholar of religious minorities and the Middle East explains the historical persecution and marginalization of the Alawite ...
More than 1,400 killed in sectarian violence in coastal Syria in March, report finds
A Syrian government investigation says more than 1,400 people died in sectarian violence along the coast earlier this year.
Ceasefire in southern Syria appears to be holding as US demands Damascus end violence
The Syrian government says clashes in the southern city of Suwayda have stopped after a week of violence left hundreds of ...
The Dispute Behind the Violence in Syria
Once again, images of horrifying violence are pouring out of Syria: dead bodies piled up in a hospital corridor. Gunmen ...
Inside Syria’s Sectarian Cauldron: Kidnapping Triggers Cascade of Violence
A blood-soaked week illustrates the perils and challenges faced by the young government.
Deadly violence in Syria could reshape domestic and regional alliances
Violence between government forces and armed factions of a religious minority in southern Syria this week has deepened ...
Fresh truce in southern Syria amid rising Israeli airstrikes and Druze-Sunni violence as Israeli airstrikes continue
A fresh ceasefire agreement has been brokered between Syrian government officials and leaders of the Druze religious minority on Wednesday - the second truce in as many days, after the first collapsed ...
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Foreign Minister Wadephul on the situation in Syria
Foreign Minister Wadephul today (17 July 2025) issued the following statement on the situation in Syria: The images reaching us from southern Syria are hard to bear. The large number of ...
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UN commission says Syria must end violence against Alawites and ... - Yahoo
The head of a U.N. investigative commission on Friday called commitments made by the new authorities in Syria to protect the rights of minorities “encouraging” but said attacks have continued ...
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UN commission says Syria must end violence against Alawites and protect ...
The U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria reports ongoing sectarian violence despite commitments from Syria's new government to protect minorities. Speaking on Friday, Paulo Pinheiro, the ...