In Syria’s terrorized Alawite region, competing narratives, mutual suspicions

Survivors of Alawite Massacres in Syria Share Unimaginable Trauma Experiences - teleSUR English

Alawite survivors of the massacres committed by transitional government forces in Syria have recounted their experiences of psychological trauma, described by psychiatrists as “unimaginable.” In an interview with The Cradle, a resident named Abu Mahmoud from rural Latakia shared harrowing details of how people were shot at and screamed at during the attacks. Mahmoud witnessed the murder of his neighbors, heard the cries of children, and when he …

In Syria’s terrorized Alawite region, competing narratives, mutual suspicions

Syria’s Alawite minority consider March 7 the start of a genocidal campaign. In the eyes of the Sunni majority, it marked operations to quash a coup. Ensuring justice and preventing further killings will be a key test for the new Syria.

GREAT REPORT - A wind of freedom seemed to blow after the flight of the tyrant Bashar al-Assad and his clan. But, at the beginning of March, terrible abuses and violence against Alawite minorities ended up undermining optimism and awakening the too many ghosts of the past.

Syria's sectarian violence reached Damascus, terrorizing Alawites, residents say. Masked men detaining more than 24 Alawites in al-Qadam neighbourhood, according to a dozen witnesses

Near midnight on March 6, as a wave of sectarian killings began in western Syria, masked men stormed the homes of Alawite families in the capital Damascus and detained more than 20 unarmed men, according to reports from...

Syria's sectarian violence reached capital, terrorising Alawites, residents say

DAMASCUS - Close to midnight on March 6, as a wave of sectarian killings began in western Syria, masked men stormed the homes of Alawite families in the capital Damascus and detained more than two dozen unarmed men, according to a dozen witnesses. Read more at straitstimes.com.