Syrian government forces and their allies are likely to have committed war crimes during their crackdown against Alawite ...

A U.N.-backed commission named several government-affiliated factions whose members allegedly took part in 'extrajudicial ...

Top UN human rights investigators said on Thursday that war crimes may have been committed in predominantly Alawite areas of ...

An inquiry found that members of the new government’s forces took part in killing Syrian civilians during sectarian fighting ...

Top UN human rights investigators said on Thursday that war crimes may have been committed in predominantly Alawite areas of ...

UN investigators detail brutal sectarian violence and urge sweeping reforms amid growing calls for accountability, protection ...

With Syria’s minorities allying to demand decentralisation, tensions continue over how to balance local autonomy with the ...

The violence in March unfolded along Syria’s predominantly Alawite Mediterranean coast, where security personnel and their allies were accused of carrying out summary executions, mostly targeting ...

U.N. investigators reported likely war crimes by interim Syrian forces and forces loyal to the former Assad regime. The ...

A UN commission investigating sectarian bloodshed in Syria's Alawite heartland in March has found security forces of the new government and its allies, as well as fighters loyal to the deposed Assad ...

Government-aligned factions were found to have committed violent acts against Alawite civilians during Syria’s coastal ...