Assad’s fall sparked joy for many Syrians, but it also triggered wariness from his religious sect, the Alawites, a Shiite offshoot that makes up around 10% of the population. Alawites served as ...
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Hosted on MSNSyria's Alawites mourn their dead after revenge attacksAt the bottom of Nisrine Ezzedine's garden, cement blocks mark the graves of her husband, son and nephew, all killed by ...
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Syria’s Alawites, Sect of the Assads, Fear for Their Future“I thought for certain they would kill us,” Ibrahim said. In nearly two dozen interviews, Syrian Alawites said they are worried about discrimination under the country’s new government and ...
DEIR SHMAYEL, Syria — In the mountains east of Syria’s Mediterranean coast, armed patrols root out Assad loyalists, masked gunmen monitor checkpoints and residents fret every strange face ...
The feeling is a new one for the Alawites, a group that was powerful and influential during the dictator's rule. The Alawites are a minority sect which follows an esoteric offshoot of Shiite Islam.
Chaos in Syria deepens as a newly formed Iraqi militia vows to defend the Alawites from alleged Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS)-led atrocities and Alawite militias escalate attacks on HTS-affiliated groups ...
Assad’s fall sparked joy for many Syrians, but it also triggered wariness from his religious sect, the Alawites, a Shiite offshoot that makes up around 10% of the population. Alawites served as ...
Because of its religious diversity and bloody history during the civil war, the city is considered a test case for the new ...
Security forces of the new Syrian government secure the area around a group of Alawite demonstrators in Damascus' Mazzeh district on Dec. 25, 2024. (Omar Sanadiki / Associated Press) ...
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