‘Living in Fear’: Alawite Civilians Tell TML of Massacres by Syrian Security Forces
The recent surge in violence reflects the power vacuum left in the wake of Assad’s downfall. Remnants of Assad’s loyalist forces are refusing to surrender while the new government struggles to consolidate control. Localized skirmishes have quickly spiraled into a full-scale conflict, with both sides accusing the other of war crimes.
Syrian forces seek to snuff out nascent Alawite insurgency
Security forces battled for a second day on Friday to crush a nascent insurgency by fighters from Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect in western Syria, with scores reported killed as the Islamist-led government faced the biggest challenge yet to its authority.
Syrian security forces accused of killing hundreds of civilians
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 700 civilians had been killed in 48 hours.
340 Alawite civilians killed by Syrian security forces, monitor says
Syrian security forces and their allies have killed 340 civilians belonging to the country's Alawite minority since Thursday, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday. The violence was triggered by attacks carried out by loyalists of the deposed Assad regime.
Syria forces beef up security amid reports of mass killings of Alawites
Syrian security forces deployed heavily in the Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean coast on Saturday, after a war monitor reported that government and allied forces killed more than 500 civilians
Syrian security forces accused of killing dozens of Alawites
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 162 civilians were "executed" in a coastal region linked to ousted president Bashar al-Assad.
Security Forces Operate in Syria's Latakia Amid Accusations Hundreds of Minority Group Killed
Security forces were seen on the streets of Latakia on Saturday, March 8, amid reports that hundreds of members of the Alawite minortiy were killed. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said 745 Alawites were killed in “30 massacres” as part of “an ethnic cleansing operation” on Friday and Saturday.
More than 1,000 dead after 2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria
A war monitoring group said more than 1,000 were killed in revenge attacks and clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad.
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Syria vows accountability after reports of mass killings
Syria's leader on Sunday vowed accountability and an investigation after the killing of Alawite civilians triggered an ...
More Than 140 Killed in Clashes Between Syrian Forces and Assad Loyalists
Two days of fighting along the Mediterranean coast were among the bloodiest battles since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar ...
Clashes in Syria between government forces and Assad loyalists kill more than 200
A war monitor says that clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad in the ...
Sectarian killings along Syria’s coast spiral into crisis for new government
Reports of a wave of killings in Syria’s coastal region have sparked an international outcry, including a rebuke from the United States, and further inflamed sectarian tensions in what has become the ...
Over 1,000 dead as Western-backed HTS regime in Syria escalates massacre of Alawites
The killing of at least 745 civilians in massacres targeting the Alawite minority in Syria exposes the criminality of NATO ...
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Syria president calls for unity after reports of mass killings
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa called for national unity and peace on Sunday, after more than 1,000 people were reportedly ...
Clashes in Syria's coastal region between government forces and Assad loyalists kill more than 70
A war monitor says that clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad have left ...
Chaos Sweeps Coastal Syria: ‘We Have to Get Out of Here’
Residents described shootings outside their homes and bodies in the streets in Syria’s worst unrest since Bashar al-Assad’s ...