Alawite
Syria’s missing women: What really happened to Batoul Alloush? - exclusive
Syrian authorities have maintained that the woman voluntarily left her family home and converted of her own free will. Her family, however, contends that she was abducted and is being held by force.
Majority of women abducted in Syria sectarian violence remain missing, report finds
Syria's Alawites should embrace 'Zionism,' Israel amid Bundism's failure - opinion
UN probe: Syrian minorities face kidnappings, rape, and arbitrary detention
Clashes in Syria’s Homs show Damascus still can’t control tensions - analysis
Deadly clashes in Syria’s Homs province have renewed fears over state control and minority safety, as Bedouin fighters targeted Alawites and authorities imposed extended curfews.
Syria opens trial against suspects in mass killing of Alawite minorities, first since Assad's fall
The bloodshed marked one of the worst eruptions of violence since Sunni Islamist rebels led by Sharaa toppled Assad, a member of the Alawite minority, in December 2024.
War crimes likely committed by both sides in Syria sectarian violence, UN commission says
Some 1,400 people, mainly civilians, were reported killed during the violence that primarily targeted Alawite communities, and reports of violations continue.
Voices from the Arab press: Damascus between the Druze, Alawites, and Kurds
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
How Syrian government forces and factions are linked to the mass killings of Alawites
In 2020, the UN described “deeply troubling” reports of executions and abuses at the hands of HTS law enforcement authorities. Human Rights Watch documented how HTS, killed 149 Alawites.
Held at gunpoint, with minutes to leave: How Syria evicts Alawites from their homes
MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: Armed individuals evicted people without a court order, prevented them from taking their belongings, and then moved in.
More than a dozen killed in sectarian clashes near Syrian capital
The fighting marked the latest episode of deadly sectarian violence in Syria and increased fears of violence against minorities.
Syria's sectarian violence reached capital, terrorizing Alawites, residents say
Amid fears of wider sectarian conflict across Syria, Sharaa's government took pains to emphasize in the wake of the violence that the killings were geographically limited.
Minorities abandoned: Europe's double standard on Islamist oppression in the Middle East - opinion
Just weeks after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Europeans rushed to meet with the new master of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa. They remain in favor of a Palestinian state, and rush to condem Israel.
Russia urges Syrians sheltering at Hmeimim air base to leave
Alawites seeking asylum headed towards the Russian air base earlier in March. Russia has distanced itself from the responsibility of protecting the civilians who turned to its base for safety.
