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EU lifts most Syria sanctions but slaps new ones on alleged culprits in attacks on Alawite civilians
The European Union has lifted a wide range of sanctions on Syria, but slapped new ones on people it says participated in ...
France 24 on MSN12h
EU sanctions Syrian militia groups over ethnic violence targeting Alawites
The EU on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three Syrian militia groups and two of their leaders over human rights abuses ...
The National on MSN17d
Six Syrian Alawites killed in outbreak of sectarian violence
Gunmen have killed six Alawite civilians on the coast and in the interior of the country in the past 24 hours, sources in the community said on Sunday, days after Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara ...
Minutes to leave: Syria's Alawites evicted from private homes at gunpoint
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Sectarian violence on Syria’s coast undermines new government
It would take four full days for the government to restore a semblance of order on the coast. In the meantime, the death toll ...
Syrian security forces monitored armed civilians who killed Alawites, accused man says
One man accused of killing an Alawite during the sectarian violence in March tells the BBC that armed civilians were advised and monitored by government forces.
The Durango Herald1mon
Syria's Alawites still face targeted attacks a month after brutal counteroffensive
Militias target Alawites Rights groups reported widespread revenge killings as militants from Syria's Sunni majority targeted Alawites, regardless of whether they were involved in the insurgency.
The Times of Israel28d
Under new regime, Syria’s Alawites are evicted from private homes at gunpoint
Their story is not unique. Since Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa seized power in December, hundreds of Alawites have been forced from their private homes in Damascus by the security forces ...
The Times of Israel2mon
Investigating their own killings: Alawites claim the new regime was behind massacre
Before the civil war, there were around 2 million Alawites in the country, making up approximately 12 percent of the population. Weeks earlier, on January 29, following a lightning offensive ...
Newsweek2mon
Hundreds of Minorities, Including Christians, Killed in Syria—Reports
Since Thursday, more than 1,000 people—including Christian minorities and Alawites, the sect to which Assad belongs—have been killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR ...
EU removes most sanctions on Syria but slaps new ones on alleged culprits of attacks on Alawites
The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced plans to remove sanctions last week, but said the move was "conditional" ...
U.S. News & World Report29d
Minutes to Leave: Syria's Alawites Evicted From Private Homes at Gunpoint
Minutes to Leave: Syria's Alawites Evicted From Private Homes at Gunpoint By Amina Ismail DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Early one evening in late January, 12 masked men stormed the Damascus home of Um ...