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

A spate of attacks involving loyalists to former ruler President Bashar al-Assad has spurred concerns of a return to sectarian warfare in Syria, but there is still a path for the country’s new rulers ...

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said armed groups and foreign fighters aligned with the government but not integrated ...

Armed men loyal to the Syrian government carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to ...

Interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa accuses Assad loyalists and foreign powers of fomenting unrest with aim of dragging country ...