Syrian forces violently crack down on Alawite protests 

Reports have emerged that live ammunition has been used by Damascus-affiliated forces seeking to disperse Alawite protestors.

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UK sanctions Turkey-backed Syrian factions over Alawite massacres

The sanctioned factions have been accused by the UN of extrajudicial executions, looting, and sexual and ethnic violence, particularly against Alawites and Kurds.

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Rojava condemns sectarian violence against Alawite, Druze minorities

The Autonomous Administration in North and East Syria (AANES) said in a statement that “the attacks on civilians and peaceful demonstrators in the Homs and coastal regions, as well as in Suwayda, represent a blatant violation of human and national values. They serve only those who seek to drag the country toward chaos.”

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Alawite demonstration in Syria sees security forces open fire

Members of Syria's Alawite religious community have called for dencentralization amid recurrent clashes between the Damascus government and the country's minorities.

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Syrian Alawite leader calls Damascus government ‘terrorist, sectarian’

Syria's minority Alawite population has experienced bouts of violence at the hands of forces affiliated with the Damascus government following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December, who, as an Alawite himself, privileged and protected his confessional group.

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Syria tries suspects for violence in Alawite-majority coastal regions

The defendants include “detainees on charges of inciting sectarian strife, theft, and assaulting the internal security forces and the Syrian Arab Army,” said state media.

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Public trials for Syria’s Alawite-majority coastal violence to begin: Committee

“The first public trial sessions for those accused of committing violations during the events in Syria’s coastal region on March 6, 2025, and thereafter, will begin this morning,” committee chairman Jumaa al-Anzi said on X. 

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Syria’s Alawites strike over child kidnapping: Monitor

The unrest, triggered by the kidnapping of eighth-grader Mohammed Qais Haidar, has heightened security concerns among the Alawite community, which earlier in March witnessed deadly violence at the hands of Syria’s new authorities. 

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Rights groups urge accountability for Alawite-majority coastal violence

A report titled “Are you Alawi?” by the HRW and civil society groups Syrians for Truth and Justice and Syrian Archive called on Damascus to hold accountability for the violence and ensure justice for the victims.

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