The euphoria of Syria's new dawn has turned to violence. Alleged massacres of minority Alawites have sent a fresh wave of refugees into neighboring Lebanon. There was euphoria in December, when ...
LATAKIA, Syria (AP) — Clashes broke out on Syria’s coast between protesters from the Alawite religious minority and counterdemonstrators Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring dozens of ...
Residents of the Syria's Alawite heartland have begun trickling back to their homes after fleeing sectarian killings in the past 10 days, witnesses said on Sunday, but fears still grip the coastal ...
DAMASCUS – Early one evening in late January, 12 masked men stormed the Damascus home of Um Hassan’s family, pointed AK-47 assault rifles in their faces, and ordered them to leave. When they presented ...
There was euphoria in December, when Syria's civil war appeared to end with the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. But fresh sectarian violence under a new transitional government has many ...
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