Syria witnesses its deadliest violence since Assad’s ouster, with over 1,000 killed. The conflict between Sunni-led ...

An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four days.

Syria's interim President Ahmed Sharaa addresses mass killings and tensions following President Bashar al-Assad's ouster.

The sect has its roots in Shia Islam. The word Alawite means “follower of Ali,” the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ...

(Reuters) - Syria has suffered its worst bloodshed since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power, with more than 1,000 people ...

Some were forced to crawl besides the bloodied corpses of their neighbours as they were battered by branches. Others were ...

Syria has suffered its worst bloodshed since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power, with more than 1,000 people reported ...

While Alawites are generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, their beliefs and practices are far more complex ...

Alawites, a Shia sect, ruled Syria for decades under the Assads. Now, after Bashar al-Assad's fall, they face violence as ...

After Sunnis, which comprise 70% of Syria’s population, the Alawite is the largest sect in the country. President Ahmed al-Sharaa views Alawites as ‘remnants of Assad’s regime’ and holds them responsi ...

Greece has been deeply alarmed over the renewed violence that broke out in Syria last week, in which over 1,000 people are ...