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.

Since former president Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December, many Alawites -- his sect -- have feared reprisals for his ...

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

Mass killings on Syria's coast target Alawites, leaving more than 1,200 dead. Survivors and rights groups recount the ...

The Haydar family huddled in their apartment while gunmen stalked their hometown of Baniyas, hunting for members of Syria’s ...