The challenge facing Syria's Alawites
The feeling is a new one for the Alawites, a group that was powerful and influential during the dictator's rule. The Alawites ...
The Economist16d
Alawites formed Syria’s elite. Now they are terrified
The hillside village lies near the city of Tartus, in the heartland of Syria’s Alawites, an offshoot of Shia Islam from which the Assads hail. Pictures of Bashar al-Assad, the ousted dictator ...
The New York Times28d
Syria’s Alawite Minority, Favored by the Assads, Looks Nervously to the Future
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. As the country emerges ...
The Washington Post23d
Alawites live in fear as Syrian rebels hunt members of Assad’s regime
KHIRBET AL-HAMMAM, Syria — Violence came roaring into this village in western Syria last week, when war was supposed to have receded. Munitions fired by former rebels tore through homes, killed ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs21d
Syria's Alawites fear retribution under the new regime, given former Assad ties
Syria's Alawites are living in fear following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime, according to the Washington Post this week. During his rule, Assad recruited many Alawites as military ...