Chaos in Syria deepens as a newly formed Iraqi militia vows to defend the Alawites from alleged Hayat Tahrir al Sham ...

Syria’s first post-Assad protests broke out on Dec. 25 after a video claiming to show the destruction of an Alawite shrine ...

Once Syria's most influential minority, Alawites struggle to move on from their association with a hated dictator.

Imam Zulfikar Fadil Gazal, a prominent figure in Syria's Alawite community, called for unity based on national identity, urging Syrians to set aside sectarian differences to build a stronger ...

In 1963, the Arab world witnessed a significant Political shift when the Baath Party, through its military faction, staged a ...

A delegation from the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) on Tuesday visited Syria’s southern Druze-majority Suwayda province and ...

Syria's Alawites are living in fear following the ... "We affirm the unity of the Syrian Arab Republic's territory and religious and cultural diversity and diversity of thought," said the ...

ISIL-affiliated media sources have published pictures and videos of the hostage-taking of 130 Syrian citizens, including several military forces of the Arab states, who are all minorities, especially ...

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to ...

The initial offensive witnessed war crimes committed against Syrian Arab Army troops ... some fighters attacking and looting Christian and Alawite villages. The jihadist fighters could grow ...