French foreign minister proposes sanctions on those behind attacks against Syria's Alawites
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday that he had proposed at a European Union meeting for sanctions to be ...
‘Pray for us. They’ve arrived’: How Syria descended into revenge bloodshed
The cries for revenge reached fever pitch on March 6. Dozens of messages posted by various armed factions on social media, ...
Who are the Alawites facing a new wave of violence in Syria?
The latest killings have included a campaign against Syria's Alawites, which was triggered by an attack on new government ...
Syria’s Struggle to Unify Military Was Evident in Outburst of Violence
Sectarian-driven killings of civilians this month displayed the government’s weak control over both its own forces and ...
Revenge Bloodshed In Syria: How Did The Violent Clashes Unfold?
The revenge bloodshed began after hundreds of pickup trucks full of fighters descended on the heartlands of the minority ...
In Syria's coastal villages, the Alawite community feels abandoned by the new authorities: 'We want the attackers to be punished'
Between March 7 and 9, the towns of al-Sanobar and Huraysun were taken over by Islamist factions allied with the new Syrian ...
‘Ethnic cleansing!’ Videos show Syrian government-aligned forces reveling in massacre of minorities in coastal town
A CNN investigation sheds light on the massacre of an Alawite community in al-Sanobar, or Pine village, where ...
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Syrian Kurds send aid to Alawite-majority areas hit by violence
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Residents of the Kurdish-held northeast Syria (Rojava) recently launched a campaign to aid the ...
In Baniyas, Syria, a Sunni man who saved Alawites from a massacre speaks: 'We acted out of simple humanity'
In a district of Baniyas, executions perpetrated against Alawites by Sunni factions caused around 100 deaths. A man in his ...
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The mass killings in Syria are being ignored – but may shape the Middle East
Massacres, often ignored or forgotten by the outside world but not by their victims, are one of the great driving forces of ...
5 things to know for March 17: Storms, Russia-Ukraine, Deportations, Government overhaul, Syria massacre
Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, who won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, crossing the finish ...
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‘Hope in Syria is really hanging by a thread’: EU pledges more aid despite violence
The EU has spearheaded efforts to restore diplomatic ties with Syria in recent months, including by lifting sanctions ...