Deadly violence in Syria has once again spotlighted the Alawites, a secretive religious minority tied to Bashar al-Assad.

Gunmen in Tartus and Homs executed civilians - They also killed two Sunnis who were in the house of an Alawite family on a ...

Alawites were targeted in door-to-door massacres after a clash between fighters from Syria’s old regime and new government ...

Recent violence against Alawite Muslims in Syria has escalated regional concern among other groups. Attacks have primarily ...

BEIRUT (AP) — A 12-year-old boy was among four civilians killed Monday in Syria ’s Tartous province, provincial officials ...

But the ruthless domination of Syria by Alawites for the next 58 years caused the country's majority Sunni Muslim population in 2011 to rebel, leading to a full-scale civil war that ended in December ...

The Eagles of Antioch is a group of volunteers who stand watch over Christian neighborhoods in Damascus, protecting shrines, ...

Syria's new government, dominated by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's inner circle, faces the daunting challenge of ...