Alawites killed

“Houses With 4-5 Bodies In Them”: Terrified Alawites In Syria Flee Attacks

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Beirut: For two days, Rihab Kamel and her family hid terrified in their bathroom in the city of Baniyas as armed men stormed the neighbourhood, pursuing members of Syria’s Alawite minority. The coastal city is part of Syria’s Alawite heartland that has been gripped by the fiercest violence since former president Bashar al-Assad was toppled … Read more

Security Forces “Executed” 52 Members Of Alawite Minority In Syria: Report

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Beirut: A Syrian war monitor said Friday that security forces “executed” 52 members of the Alawite minority in Latakia province, where clashes broke out with gunmen loyal to toppled president Bashar al-Assad. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said “security forces executed 52 Alawite men in the towns of Al-Shir and Al-Mukhtariya in the … Read more