Iraq's prime minister on Wednesday ordered the formation of a security team to pursue a Shiite militia that has been ...

After violence broke out between the current and past regimes in Syria, fearful residents have waded across a river to take ...

Just like in 2011, thousands of Syrians, in this case Alawites, wade through the river that serves as a border with Lebanon to escape the persecution by the allied forces of the new government. The ...

Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last week, the United Nations’ human rights office said on Tuesday.

Caution is warranted as regime elements appear to participate in ethnic cleansing.

Hamas attack shattered Israel’s security doctrine, triggered a devastating war, and led to major geopolitical shifts—from ...

Syria's fragile transition from decades of Assad family brutal rule has been greatly shaken with an outburst of sectarian retribution and killings, posing a serious challenge to the new leadership led ...

Syria’s interim government has announced the end of a days-long military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted ...

The Haydar family huddled in their apartment while gunmen stalked their hometown of Baniyas, hunting for members of Syria’s ...

Now in Lebanon, many of the displaced Alawis say they refuse to return to Syria for the time being, despite the situation ...