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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Syrian authorities verify over 1,400 killed in March coastal violence

The committee has also identified 298 individuals “who are suspected of involvement in violations.”

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Syrian gov't 'closely following' Amnesty report on Alawite massacres

An Amnesty International report into the massacres of Syria's minority Alawite population in March that left over 1,700 dead has been "closely followed" by the Syrian government, who argue that the violence was triggered by "a treacherous and premeditated attack by remnants of the former regime."

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