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Sectarian Violence on Syria’s Coast Undermines New Government

ISIS · Latakia

Sectarian Violence on Syria’s Coast Undermines New Government

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

LATAKIA, Syria — At first glance, Latakia looks to be one of the better places in Syria. Nestled on the Syrian coast, it was spared the worst horrors of the country’s 14-year civil war. A former stronghold of the Assad regime, the city was never the scene of the devastating fighting that took place elsewhere. Wide boulevards and a thriving cafe culture, the product of the city’s large student population, give the impression of normality here. Mo…See the Story

The Existential Challenge for Syria’s Alawites

WhatsApp · Latakia

The Existential Challenge for Syria’s Alawites

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The week of March 6-12, 2025, will live in infamy in the Alawite psyche. Over those days, Alawite communities across 56 villages along Syria’s Mediterranean coast came under a brutal assault, leaving thousands of civilians dead or missing. Attackers looted everything they could carry — phones, jewelry, cash, water pumps, cars, livestock — and set homes ablaze. Vast swaths of the Alawite mountains were scorched either by incendiary artillery shel…See the Story

At least 10 civilians kidnapped in Tartus and Latakia

Latakia · Latakia

At least 10 civilians kidnapped in Tartus and Latakia

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The attacks by groups affiliated with the Damascus government on civilians living in coastal cities of Syria continue. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that armed groups affiliated with the Defense and Interior Ministries affiliated with the Damascus government raided the village of Hebaba in the Direkiş city of Tartus. The groups, which damaged many homes and destroyed public property, forcibly detained 10 civilians and t…See the Story

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