The Syrian Network for Human Rights said armed groups and foreign fighters aligned with the government but not integrated into it were largely responsible for the sectarian violence.

Armed men stormed the home of Noureddine al-Labbad in the town of Al-Sanamayn, opening fire on him and his brother before fleeing, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.

Syria's Mediterranean coast has been gripped by extreme violence that has seen mass killings mainly targeting members of the ...

Over 1,200 dead as ‘mass killing’ of Alawites continues despite Syrian leader’s call for peace - Sharaa's government urged to ...

Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last ...

Caution is warranted as regime elements appear to participate in ethnic cleansing.

A few days after the United Nations secretary-general Guterres shook Ahmed al-Sharaa’s hands and praised his efforts at ...

Syria has been engulfed in a civil war. Until three months ago, dictator Bashar al-Assad controlled the government, but he ...

The new Syrian government has signed a deal with to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia into the ...

Footage and satellite images reviewed by The Times show civilians in the compound. Thousands have fled violent unrest in the ...

"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

The violence in Syria in recent days has shown how difficult it will be to unite a fractured country with deeply held ...