Minority sect of ousted President lives in fear as violence grips Syria’s coast

Minority sect of ousted President lives in fear as violence grips Syria’s coast

For several days, Syria’s Mediterranean coast has been gripped by extreme violence that has seen mass killings mainly targeting members of the Alawite minority. Authorities have not provided a toll, but the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor put the number of dead at 1,383 civilians, mostly Alawites. Human Rights Watch said “hundreds” were killed. … Read more