LATAKIA, Syria — Clashes broke out on Syria's coast between protesters from the Alawite religious minority and counterdemonstrators on Sunday, two days after a bombing at an Alawite mosque in the city ...

LATAKIA, Syria Dec 28 - Three people were killed on Sunday when protests in Syria's Alawite heartland of Latakia spiralledinto gunfire and other violence, according to the province's media office.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters from the Alawite religious minority in Latakia, Syria's coastal region, on December 28, 2025. Thousands of protesters ...

People from the Alawite sect protest as they demand federalism and an end to what they say is the killing and violations against Alawites, in Latakia, Syria, December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri ...

MASSOUDIEH, Lebanon: Alawites in Akkar fear that violence in Tripoli could spread and reach their villages, jeopardizing decades of coexistence between members of their community and fellow Lebanese ...

HOMS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday despite rain and cold outside of a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs where a bombing the day before killed eight people and wounded 18. The ...

July 31 (Reuters) - The Syrian crisis has developed strong sectarian undercurrents during the 16-month-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, who comes from the minority Alawite sect and has ...

DAMASCUS - Eight people were killed in an explosion at a mosque of the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday (Dec 26), Syrian state news agency SANA said. An ultra-conservative ...