The Governor of Syria’s coastal province of Latakia on Wednesday blamed loyalists of the ousted Bashar al-Assad regime for ...

In a gripping report by Rizik Alabi for The Media Line, Syria is once again consumed by violence as fighting between ...

Syria has seen the worst outbreak of violence since the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad late last year, after armed men descended on Alawite heartlands on Thursday in what Syrian ...

Relatives and neighbours attend funeral procession for four Syrian security force members killed in clashes with loyalists of ...

Syria’s interim government has sent reinforcements to coastal cities in the country’s northwest where security forces have been engaged in heavy battles with fighters loyal to former ruler ...

Syria’s government on Sunday announced a probe after the killing of Alawite civilians triggered an international backlash against the worst violence since Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow.

Assad is a member of the Alawite sect and drew heavily from its ranks to fill his army. Since his ouster in December, Alawite militias have armed themselves and carried out attacks against forces ...

Syrian authorities face insurgency by Assad's Alawite sect Many killed in one Alawite town, monitor and activists say Saudi Arabia supports Syrian government against insurgency DAMASCUS ...

Meanwhile, on the west coast, pro-Assad groups are still trying to cling to power in Alawite-majority communities around Latakia, Baniyas, Jableh and Tartus. The Alawite sect is an offshoot of ...

Syrian authorities face insurgency by Assad's Alawite sect War monitor says 340 killed by gunmen and security forces Dozens of security forces killed, security official says March 8 (Reuters ...

Christians and other religious minorities in Syria are sounding the alarm as more than 1,000 people have been killed since ...