Up to 10,000 fighters lent muscle during the overthrow of the Assad regime. But their hard-line interpretations of Sunni ...

The strikes were south of Damascus, where Syrian security forces say they are battling gunmen from the religious minority.

Um Hassan says she was forced to surrender Damascus home within 24 hours after brother arrested; rights group says thousands ...

Since Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa seized power in December, hundreds of Alawites have been forced from their private ...