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

The latest killings have included a campaign against Syria's Alawites, which was triggered by an attack on new government forces by Assad loyalists. Sky News chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay has ...

At least 1,300 have been killed in Syria as security forces clash with loyalists of ousted president Bashar al-Assad. The violence is concentrated in Tartus and Latakia, home to Alawites. The Assads ...

Map: The Economist Tensions had been building as Alawites complained of their ostracisation from the administration of Ahmed ...

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

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

This past weekend’s sectarian violence was possibly among the bloodiest 72 hours in the modern history of Syria after 14 ...

Many homes of Alawites were looted and then set on fire in different areas, two residents of Syria’s coastal region told the AP from their hideouts. They asked that their names not be made ...

French Foreign Minister Proposes Sanctions on Those Behind Attacks Against Syria's Alawites BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday that he had proposed at a ...

Sharaa blamed pro-Assad groups backed by foreigners for triggering the bloodshed but acknowledged that revenge killings had ...

Syria has seen the worst outbreak of violence since the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad late last year, after ...