Alawites Bashar al-Assad

Syria, Alawites

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.

Firstpost · 12h

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,

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

Euronews on MSN · 40m

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

Wall Street Journal · 3h

Fierce Fighting With Assad Supporters Poses Toughest Test for Syria’s New Rulers

Syria said that it had ended a government military operation in response to insurgent attacks that resulted in a spiral of violence and put the country’s nascent political transition on a knife’s edge.

BBC · 3h

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.

13h

NDTV Exclusive: Hunted Down, Massacred, Syria's Alawites Ask India For Help

Ali Koshmr, a 36-year-old man from Syria's Latakia, around 330 km from Damascus, woke up to the sounds of gunfire, tires ...

Who are Syria's Alawites, how are they different form other Muslims? Why are they being targeted?

Alawites are an Arab ethnic and religious group, with distinct cultures, languages and religious beliefs. They live mainly in ...

45m

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 ...

17hon MSN

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 ...

4hon MSN

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 ...

American Military News5h

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 ...

Dozens killed in Syria as soldiers still loyal to tyrant Bashar al-Assad ‘ambush new rulers’ army without mercy’

DOZENS of people have been killed after soldiers loyal to ousted tyrant Bashar al-Assad launched a surprise ambush on the ...

The Economist4d

Syria has got rid of Bashar al-Assad, but not sectarian tensions

Under Mr Assad Syria sank from middle-income status to abject poverty. Women saw branches off trees for heating. Children ...

The Times of Israel3d

Katz calls new Syria president an ‘al-Qaeda terrorist’ after reports Alawites executed

Harsh statement comes as rights group says government-affiliated forces executed at least 90 Alawites as they move to crush a ...

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