Is the pro-Assad insurgency a threat to the new Syria?
"Relative calm followed Assad's ousting, but violence has spiralled recently as forces linked to the new Islamist rulers ...
The Christian Post on MSN8h
Syria update: Christians among over 1,000 massacred amid worst atrocities since Assad's ousting
Christians and other religious minorities in Syria are sounding the alarm as more than 1,000 people have been killed since ...
France 24 on MSN14h
Massacre of 1,500 in Alawite heartland casts doubt on new Syrian government's ability to rule
Nearly 1,500 people, mostly Alawite civilians, have been killed by security forces in just a few days, throwing into question ...
ABP News on MSN1d
Who Are The Alawites Of Syria? Assad Loyalists Being Targeted By Syrian Security Forces
Over 1,000 people have been killed in two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President ...
This Word Means: Alawite
The sect has its roots in Shia Islam. The word Alawite means “follower of Ali,” the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ...
American Military News12h
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 ...
Syria's Alawites: From Power To Peril
While Alawites are generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, their beliefs and practices are far more complex ...
Nearly 1,000 Civilians Killed in Syria, Rights Group Says: "Massacres"
At least 973 civilians, including women and children, have been killed in Syria in recent days as forces of the new ...