The Syrian Network for Human Rights said armed groups and foreign fighters aligned with the government but not integrated into it were largely responsible for the sectarian violence.

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.

On March 6, armed fighters loyal to former Syrian president Bashar Al Assad launched an attack on Syria's interim-government troops in Latakia. Syrian authorities, supported by pro-government militias ...

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

Over 1,200 Alawites killed in Syria’s Mediterranean coast amid post-Assad violence, raising sectarian tensions.

Survivors, witnesses and rights groups describe wave of violence since last Thursday Syria's defence ministry announced on ...

Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last ...

Its signature may lead to a normalisation of the situation in Syria, but everything will be decided by its implementation ...

Syrian-Australians are mourning the loss of family members in their homeland after the reported killings of hundreds of civilians, mostly from the Alawite minority, in recent violence.

Caution is warranted as regime elements appear to participate in ethnic cleansing.

Armenia is monitoring the latest developments in Syria, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, March 10, amid renewed concerns ...

Hundreds reported killed in violence in Syria’s coastal region, which is heavily populated by Alawites. Entire families ...