Alawites, a Shia sect, ruled Syria for decades under the Assads. Now, after Bashar al-Assad's fall, they face violence as ...

The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad and ...

Syria’s Druze minority has a long history of forging their own path to survival among the country’s powerhouses. They are now trying again to navigate a ...

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

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

Violence erupted in Syria on Thursday between government security forces and gunmen loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad ...

After Sunnis, which comprise 70% of Syria’s population, the Alawite is the largest sect in the country. President Ahmed al-Sharaa views Alawites as ‘remnants of Assad’s regime’ and holds them responsi ...