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a Sunni Islamist who spearheaded a lightning offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad from power in December. Islamic jurisprudence will be "the main source" of legislation, according to the summary ...

The Alawites are the second-largest religious group in Syria after Sunni Muslims. Their faith is an offshoot Shi’ite Islam. The Assad-led state recruited heavily from the Alawite community for ...

The counteroffensive was carried against Assad loyalists in the largely Alawite coastal region. Dozens of revenge killings were reported, resulting from Sunni militants targeting the minority Islamic ...

an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam that is the faith of some of Assad's most ardent supporters and became associated with Assad's wartime atrocities against Syria's mostly Sunni Muslim population.

The violence broke out on Thursday, three months after the insurgent-led government seized power, bringing an end to Assad’s reign. The casualties included 745 civilians, 125 members of the Syrian ...

The death toll from clashes between security forces and Assad loyalists, along with subsequent revenge killings, has risen to over 600. Alawite communities faced severe violence, with many homes ...