The slow rise of Hafez al-Assad, from pan-Arabism to Syrian nationalism
Before joining the military and building an Alawite caste around himself, Hafez al-Assad was a fervent supporter of the ...
Long War Journal8d
Analysis: Continued chaos in Syria: Iraqi militias and an Alawite insurgency
Chaos in Syria deepens as a newly formed Iraqi militia vows to defend the Alawites from alleged Hayat Tahrir al Sham ...
Syrian Civil War: What led to the fall of the regime
In the words of Axios ‘ news director, the Syrian Civil War “changed everything,” leading to the climax of the Global War on ...
France 245d
Gunmen in Syria kill at least 10 in Alawite village, war monitor says
Gunmen killed at least 10 people in Syria on Friday in an attack on a village from former president Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite minority, in what the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights called a ...
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Rojava delegation, Druze leader discuss Syria’s political future
A delegation from the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) on Tuesday visited Syria’s southern Druze-majority Suwayda province and ...
The Gazette4d
Syrian Civil War: What led to the fall of the regime
A violent response from the Syrian Arab Army sparked an insurgency in April ... This was due in part to the Assad family putting Alawites in most positions of leadership, leading them to fear ...