Once Syria's most influential minority, Alawites struggle to move on from their association with a hated dictator.

Assad’s fall sparked joy for many Syrians, but it also triggered wariness from his religious sect, the Alawites, a Shiite offshoot that makes up around 10% of the population. Alawites served as ...

Iran’s regional influence weakens as the Shia crescent collapses post-October 7.

A delegation from the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) on Tuesday visited Syria’s southern Druze-majority Suwayda province and ...

DEIR SHMAYEL, Syria — In the mountains east of Syria's Mediterranean coast, armed patrols root out Assad loyalists, masked gunmen monitor checkpoints and residents fret every strange face could ...

SDC maps path to decentralized future as Assad's fall creates delicate balance between Turkish threats and Islamist forces ...

Officers say the move aims to instil a sense of morality as they race to fill a security vacuum after dismantling ousted ...

Hundreds of Hayat Tahrir Al Sham fighters poured into the Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean coast on Sunday in an ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The European Union on Monday agreed on a roadmap to ease sanctions on Syria following a top meeting ...

In Sweida, a stronghold of the Druze community in southern Syria, the community fights to ensure the new regime acknowledges ...