We hear shooting all around us – far away and close.” In what appears to be some of the worst violence seen in Syria since the darkest days of the civil war, around 1,000 people were killed in 30 “massacres” targeting the Alawite religious minority on the country’s west coast on Friday and Saturday,

Syrian presidency establishes commission to probe violent events that unfolded after coordinated attacks by Assad regime remnants

In a statement Sunday, the Union of Spiritual Leaders of Christian Churches emphasized that there is no situation requiring special precautions and urged the public not to give credence to such rumors. The statement noted that churches remain ready to assist those in need, as they always have.

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,

A human rights group characterized the killings as executions and massacres, carried out in revenge against the Alawite community, which made up Assad's longtime base of support.

Foreign ministers of Türkiye, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria met in Amman amid heightened violence in Syria’s coastal provinces - Anadolu Ajansı

The violence has raised the specter of a larger sectarian conflict in Syria and stoked panic in the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus.

The resumption of hostilities in Syria could change everything, and the Russian military could suddenly find itself in a precarious and vulnerable position.

More than 1,000 people have been killed in clashes in the coastal provinces of Syria, according to one war monitoring group.

Syria's new leader has vowed accountability and an investigation after reports of mass killings of Alawite civilians triggered an international backlash against the worst violence since Bashar al-Assad's overthrow.

A war monitor says two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad have left more than 200 people dead.