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

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

Hamas officials accused some of the looters of working in collaboration with Israel, which has sealed off aid from entering ...

Just weeks after the massacres targeting the Alawite community, Druze populations are now being attacked by armed groups — ...

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

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

After the massacres of Alawites (at least 1,800 dead in 72 hours), the new Islamic masters of Damascus have moved on to chase away another minority: the Druze, a small esoteric community scattered ...

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

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 ...

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

Image caption, 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 ...

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 ...