As the repression of dissent intensified, the meaning of the word "shabiha" expanded, with people from across Syria beginning to use it to refer to pro-regime militiamen who acted with impunity.

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.

head of the national security bureau -- according to economic publication The Syria Report. Phone shop owners said security ...

The door remains open for all employees, except for those whose hands are stained with blood from military institutions or the shabiha,” he said, referring to Syrian fighter groups loyal to the ...

The Syrian people eagerly anticipate justice for ... and 9,476 are associated with regime-aligned militias, such as the Shabiha. These individuals are accused of a wide range of atrocities ...

Shabiha were notorious pro-government militias tasked with helping to crush dissent under Assad. On Dec 25, thousands protested in several areas of Syria after a video circulated showing an attack ...

"I saw some local men bringing a shabiha (an armed regime supporter ... The terrorism law loomed ever more darkly over Syria as the civil war continued. Now, with the mountain on the edge of ...