Lebanon’s latest Syrian refugees in limbo
With dwindling aid and delays in registering informally with the UNHCR, tens of thousands of newly arrived Syrian refugees in Lebanon are largely on their own.
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06, 2025
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05, 2025
Extrajudicial killings of Alawites plague Homs city
As transitional justice remains out of reach, hundreds of extrajudicial killings—predominantly of Alawites—have taken place in central Syria since the start of the year, with state security forces accused of involvement in some cases.
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03, 2025
Thousands of Alawites seek refuge in Lebanon, where locals lead the response
Thousands of Alawites have fled to Lebanon following sectarian killings on the Syrian coast. Local residents are springing into action, while some fear a spillover of violence.
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03, 2025
As Jableh picks up the pieces, can residents overcome ‘sectarian tensions’?
A tense calm hangs over Jableh, while sectarian tensions remain following extrajudicial killings and property destruction during confrontations between pro-Assad fighters and government forces in the diverse coastal city.
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03, 2025
Blood on the coast: Can Damascus pull back from the brink?
After two days of bloodshed that killed hundreds, Syria’s Ministry of Defense halted military operations on the coast against forces loyal to the deposed Assad regime on Saturday pending the removal of “unaffiliated forces” from the area.
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01, 2025
Protection or intervention? Focus on Syria’s minorities sparks controversy, fuels hate speech
Since the Assad regime fell, repeated local and international calls for the new government in Damascus to provide guarantees for Syria’s ethnic and religious minorities have sparked controversy and fueled hate speech.
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12, 2024
Sectarian fears rise as regime figures hunted in Syria’s Alawite heartland
As HTS-led security forces pursue former regime personnel in coastal areas, sectarian rhetoric circulates online, prompting locals to call for a distinction between “the Alawite sect and the Assadist sect.”