Alawites are an Arab ethnic and religious group, with distinct cultures, languages and religious beliefs. They live mainly in ...
While Alawites are generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, their beliefs and practices are far more complex ...
Armed Sunni groups, considered loyal to the new regime after Assad’s removal, have begun retaliatory killings against ...
Alawites, a Shia sect, ruled Syria for decades under the Assads. Now, after Bashar al-Assad's fall, they face violence as ...
For two days, Rihab Kamel and her family hid terrified in their bathroom in the city of Baniyas as armed men stormed the ...
An ambush on a Syrian security patrol near Latakia by pro-Assad gunmen has ignited days of clashes, leading to over 1,000 ...
Foreign minister says Israel's warnings over new Islamist rulers were accurate after over 1,000 killed in Alawite enclave; ...
Syria’s interim government has announced the end of a days-long military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted ...