Fear grips Alawites in Syria's Homs as Assad 'remnants' targeted
3 days ago · In Syria's third city Homs, members of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's Alawite community say they are terrified as new authorities comb their districts for "remnants of the …
In Syria, a once-privileged Muslim sect is now targeted and afraid
Jan 6, 2025 · JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: In Syria, a small Muslim sect used to hold a lot of sway and power. They are the Alawites. The deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad and his family hail …
Thousands Of Alawites Mourn 3 Killed By Foreign Islamists: …
5 days ago · Thousands of Syrians from ousted President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite community mourned on Thursday three civilians killed by foreign Islamist allies of the country's new …
Alawites formed Syria’s elite. Now they are terrified - The Economist
5 days ago · Alawites make up about 10% of Syria’s population but predominated in his regime and that of his father, Hafez. Alawites filled the ranks of the army and security forces. They …
Syria’s once-empowered Alawite minority faces uncertain future …
5 days ago · For decades, Alawites here formed the backbone of the Assads' military and political control. This minority of around 2.5 million Syrians filled two-thirds of the army's senior ranks …
World News in Brief: Deadly China quake, Killings of Alawites in …
Jan 7, 2025 · World News in Brief: Deadly China quake, Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, CAR rights defenders, finance and food crises ... OHCHR spokesperson Liz Throssell …
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.
An uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs after outbreak of ...
Dec 27, 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 …
Assad loyalists shaken by his fall, some relieved by lack of violence
Dec 8, 2024 · Alawites, the sect to which Assad and most high-ranking military officers belong, were largely supportive of Assad's campaign to crush the Sunni-led revolt against his rule …
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 …
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