Recent clashes between anti-government groups and security forces in Syria have put the Alawite community in the spotlight.

Iran’s foreign ministry said Monday there was “no justification” for attacks on minorities in Syria, including Alawites, the ...

As of March 9, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 973 civilians were killed in reprisal attacks. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The reported fighting in the capital, Damascus, and the second city of Aleppo were the first such clashes there since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.

A Syrian military operation against remnants of the former Assad regime has now ended, having sparked some of the worst ...

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has said that he will punish “even among those closest” to him for participating in ...

Russia has begun distributing separatist guidelines to rebels in Syria about protecting the Russian population, according to sources within Ukraine's Defense Intelligence. According to the sources, ...

Syria's Defence Ministry has announced the end of 'special military operation' in the western region, where nearly 1500 ...

The sect has its roots in Shia Islam. The word Alawite means “follower of Ali,” the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ...

Syria's interim President Ahmed Sharaa said mass killings of members of ousted President Bashar al-Assad's minority sect were ...

Over 1,300 people have been killed in fierce clashes between government forces and gunmen loyal to the Assad regime, ...

Russia is coordinating with the U.S. on the Syrian conflict amid rising violence, reports TASS. Clashes between Assad ...