Still, Syrian Christians are worried, wondering if the new government will target them next. The revenge killings mark the ...

In the Al-Qusour district, residents are trying to go back to their lives after the deadly attacks carried out by various ...

A CNN investigation sheds light on the massacre of an Alawite community in al-Sanobar, or Pine village, where government-aligned forces subjected largely unarmed villagers to summary executions, ...

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

An ambush on a Syrian security patrol near Latakia by pro-Assad gunmen has ignited days of clashes, leading to over 1,000 ...

Victims and survivors of revenge attacks in Syria have told Sky News how families are being "slaughtered" amid a new wave of ...

Alawites are an Arab ethnic and religious group, with distinct cultures, languages and religious beliefs. They live mainly in ...

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented more than 740 civilians killed in the coastal cities of Latakia, ...

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 162 civilians were "executed" in a coastal region linked to ousted ...

Once empowered by the regime, many Alawites now face reprisals from rebel factions and displaced Sunni populations who ...

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

Alawites constitute Syria’s largest minority and account for about 10 per cent of the population. The Assad connection has ...