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Killing of Alawites Continues in Syria, Civilians Are Asked Religion at Checkpoints

by Jason Ditz | Jun 15, 2025

Sectarian violence remains a recurring problem in Syria, with reports that the nation’s Alawite minority continue to bear the brunt of the attacks. Though some killings are being carried out by unknown gunmen, many are taking place at official government checkpoints....

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At Least 11 Alawites Killed in Syria as Sectarian Violence Continues to Rage

by Jason Ditz | May 11, 2025

Sectarian violence against Syria’s Alawite minority became a huge matter in early March, when massacres left well over 1,300 people dead and the ruling Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) insisting the matter was over and an investigation would happen. The probe has been...

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14 Alawites Killed in Central Syria as Sectarian Purge Continues

by Jason Ditz | Apr 27, 2025

March saw the beginning of a violent crackdown against Syria’s Alawite minority in the country’s northwest, with well over a thousand people killed in a very short period of time in the Tartus and Latakia Governorates. The slain were overwhelmingly civilians, dragged...

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Syrian Forces Attack Alawite Village in Northwest, Killing Several Civilians

by Jason Ditz | Mar 31, 2025

The civilian death toll of the massacre by the Syrian government and its allies in the northwest of the country continues to rise, as 11 more civilian bodies were found dumped in the river near Baniyas. They were killed with headshots, as is in keeping with most of...

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US Intelligence Assessment Blames Syrian Government for Recent Alawite Massacre

by Jason Ditz | Mar 26, 2025

A new Department of National Intelligence (DNI) threat assessment has been released. Such assessments are required annually under the Intelligence Authorization Act in 2021. Though most of the assessment centers on Russia and China, and is largely unchanged from last...

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Iraqi Tribal Council Proposes Volunteer Force to Fight HTS in Syria

by Jason Ditz | Mar 19, 2025

Syria’s Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-led government and its role in the massacre of well over a thousand civilians, mostly Alawites, in the northwest earlier this month continues to loom large not just internally but in Syria’s relationship with the...

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Syria Military Operation Over, But Killing of Alawite Civilians Continues

by Jason Ditz | Mar 12, 2025

Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) declared their military operation against the Alawites over on Monday morning, but the execution of Alawite civilians has not halted. The number of civilians executed before Monday has also been rising further as more are counted. At...

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Syria’s HTS Say Security Operation Against Alawites Over, More Than 1,300 Killed

by Jason Ditz | Mar 10, 2025

Starting on Thursday, the Syrian Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) brutal anti-Alawite crackdown raged throughout the weekend, with in excess to 1,300 people killed, more than 1,000 of them civilians by some accountings. The HTS government has declared the operations over....

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Over Ten Thousand Syrian Alawites Flee Into Northern Lebanon After Massacres

by Jason Ditz | Mar 9, 2025

There were hopes in Lebanon that the restoration of calm after the ouster of President Bashar Assad in Syria would mean that the large numbers of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon would return home. Some of that started to happen, but now a new influx of new refugees...

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Over 1,300 Reported Killed, Mostly Civilians, as HTS Syrian Forces Attack, Execute Alawites

by Jason Ditz | Mar 8, 2025

Last updated Sunday 3/9/25 7:43 PM EDT The situation in northwestern Syria continues to spiral out of control this weekend, as the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has been surging forces into the Alawite homelands in the Latakia and Tartus Governorates, clashing...

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