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, ...

Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five ...

Recent violence in Syria has sparked fears of further instability as leaders call for lifting sanctions to ease economic woes ...

The new Syrian government should be representative of all ethnic and sectarian groups if it wants international support. But ...

Videos reviewed by CNN posted by Sunni Islamist militants loyal to Sharaa’s government called for the “ethnic cleansing” of Alawites. Human rights watchdog, the Syrian Network for Human ...

Violent clashes broke out last week in the Syrian coastal governorates of Tartus and Latakia between government forces and “non-state armed groups” loyal to the ousted former President Bashar ...

"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

The violence in Alawite areas is one sign of Syria’s fragmentation. In the north, Kurdish groups have their own enclaves and ...

Syria’s Druze minority is trying to navigate a new, uncertain Syria. Members of the small religious sect find themselves ...

The US condemned the recent killings of religious and ethnic minorities in western Syria, calling for accountability from the ...

The document enshrines separation of powers and guarantees women's rights, freedom of expression and media freedom.

A new committee to draft a permanent constitution will be formed, but it’s unclear if it will be more inclusive of Syria’s political, religious and ethnic groups. Al-Sharaa on Monday reached a ...