Mass killings on Syria's coast target Alawites, leaving more than 1,200 dead. Survivors and rights groups recount the violence and the search for accountability.

Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last ...

Survivors, witnesses and rights groups describe wave of violence since last Thursday Syria's defence ministry announced on ...

The scenes of elation following Monday night’s declaration came in sharp contrast to the grim scenes in coastal communities ...

In northeast Syria, revelers took to the streets after the announcement of a breakthrough deal between the central government ...

Hundreds of people were killed in Syria over four days after violent clashes between the army and loyalists of the deposed ...

Caution is warranted as regime elements appear to participate in ethnic cleansing.

Hundreds reported killed in violence in Syria’s coastal region, which is heavily populated by Alawites. Entire families ...

Over 1,200 Alawites killed in Syria’s Mediterranean coast amid post-Assad violence, raising sectarian tensions.

Since former president Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December, many Alawites -- his sect -- have feared reprisals for his ...

Footage and satellite images reviewed by The Times show civilians in the compound. Thousands have fled violent unrest in the ...

The grim job of graves being dug, and burials has finally begun up and down the Syrian coast as calm is slowly restored, and ...