Protests erupt in Alawite-minority areas of Syria : NPR
Dec 26, 2024 · Protests erupted in Syria in areas dominated by the Alawite minority after video spread of militants desecrating an Alawite shrine. Alawites are widely seen as loyal to the former Assad...
An uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs after outbreak of ...
Dec 26, 2024 · Protests erupted there Wednesday among Alawites — the minority sect to which the Assad family belongs — after a video circulated showing an Alawite shrine in Aleppo being vandalized. Government officials later issued a statement saying that the video was old.
Syria’s Alawite Minority, Favored by the Assads, Looks Nervously …
Dec 27, 2024 · About 10 percent of Syrians belong to the sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam, and Alawites dominated the ruling class and upper ranks of the military under the Assad dynasty.
Syria post-Assad: Alawite minority faces uncertainty under Islamist ...
Dec 10, 2024 · HTS, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, has pledged to respect the rights of Alawites and other ethnic and religious minorities. Rights groups note that these promises have largely been...
U.S. raises concerns about attacks on Alawites with new Syrian
Dec 30, 2024 · Several videos circulating on social media purport to show armed militants — allegedly affiliated with HTS or the security forces of the new government— beating, cursing and humiliating Alawite men while arresting them, or otherwise making threats toward Alawites.
Protests in Syria after ‘old’ video shows attack on Alawite shrine
Dec 25, 2024 · The state news agency SANA said police in central Homs imposed a curfew from 6pm (15:00 GMT) until 8am (05:00 GMT) on Thursday while authorities in Jableh and two other cities also announced a ...
Syria's new rulers launch security crackdown as tensions brew
Dec 26, 2024 · Syria's new authorities on Thursday launched a security crackdown in a coastal region where 14 policemen were killed a day before, vowing to pursue "remnants" of the ousted Bashar al-Assad...
In Syria, a once-privileged Muslim sect is now targeted and afraid
17 hours ago · Alawites in Syria are facing a violent backlash, stoking fears of wider sectarian instability in a divided Syria after the fall of the Assad regime.
Alawites in Assad's hometown welcome rebels: Report
The HTS-led rebels who toppled Syria's Bashar al-Assad met elders in the former president's Alawite hometown on Monday and received their support, in what residents said was an encouraging sign...
How will Syria's Alawites, the Shia minority, be impacted by new …
4 days ago · Following the discussion, the Alawite notables signed a statement of support. The document was viewed by Reuters, which reported that the Qardaha residents agreed to hand over all of its weapons.