Sharaa, whose fighters led the offensive that toppled the Assad family dynasty in December, has said he will build an ...

Alawites, a Shia sect, ruled Syria for decades under the Assads. Now, after Bashar al-Assad's fall, they face violence as ...

Still, Syrian Christians are worried, wondering if the new government will target them next. The revenge killings mark the ...

A people who shaped Turkish literature through their poets, performed their worship in Turkish, and preserved their language, ...

Syrian forces are accused of killing more than 1,000 civilians as violence erupted on Friday and Saturday, according to a war ...

Syria has suffered its worst bloodshed since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power, with more than 1,000 people reported ...

Factbox-Syria's Sects: Delicate Mix for Its New ... pitting rebels mostly from the Sunni majority against Assad's forces backed by Shi'ite militias from across the Middle East.

Here is a look at sects and minorities in Syria ... pitting rebels mostly from the Sunni majority against Assad's forces backed by Shi'ite militias from across the Middle East.

Here is a look at sects and minorities in Syria ... pitting rebels mostly from the Sunni majority against Assad's forces backed by Shi'ite militias from across the Middle East.