One man accused of killing an Alawite during the sectarian violence in March tells the BBC that armed civilians were advised ...

Armed individuals evicted people without a court order, prevented them from taking their belongings, and then moved in.

Syria cannot hope to rebuild itself if it fails in preventing sectarian tensions from erupting into wide-scale violence.

The new government has pledged to unify Syria after overthrowing the Assad dictatorship. One of its biggest challenges is ...

A hundred people have died in clashes between Druze and Sunni militias near Damascus and Suwayda. The spiritual leader of ...

Rights groups reported widespread revenge killings as militants from Syria's Sunni majority targeted Alawites, regardless of whether they were involved in the insurgency. “Several people told me ...

Their story is not unique. Since Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa seized power in December, hundreds of Alawites have been forced from their private homes in Damascus by the security forces ...

“After the Alawites, Christians, are other minorities next?” a community leader told The Jerusalem Post. “This is really shocking and heartbreaking.” Members of Syrian security forces ...

The UN says tens of thousands of people remain displaced following the sectarian violence Human rights groups estimate that almost 900 civilians, mainly Alawites, were killed by pro-government ...

One of the men accused of taking part in a wave of sectarian violence against Syria’s Alawite minority two months ago has ...

Minutes to Leave: Syria's Alawites Evicted From Private Homes at Gunpoint By Amina Ismail DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Early one evening in late January, 12 masked men stormed the Damascus home of Um ...