(2025-12-30). Syria's New Leaders Court Alawite Loyalty After Deadly Backlash. moderndiplomacy.eu Syria's Alawite community, long associated with the rule of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, has found itself exposed and vulnerable since his fall. Although many Alawites benefited from access to state jobs under Assad, large numbers also endured poverty and bore the brunt of Syria's 14-year civil war. That fragile post-Assad relationship shattered in March, when …
(2025-12-30). Armed clash between ISIS terrorists and security forces; MHP issues a new assessment on Syria; Drug and football betting investigations expand. uwidata.com Last week, at the top of Türkiye's agenda was large-scale operations against ISIS and an armed clash that broke out during an operation in the district of Yalova. Another important item in the agenda was statements by Feti Yƒ±ldƒ±z, Deputy Chair of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), regarding developments in Syria. The expanding investigations into …
(2025-12-29). Syrian Alawites Begin Mass Protests Against Government Violence. popularresistance.org Syrian citizens of the Alawite minority sect took to the streets on 28 December to protest against government violence and sectarian persecution, in line with a call made by the community's religious leader a day earlier. | Members of the minority sect protested in the Alawite neighborhoods of the central governorate of Homs, and in several towns and cities on the country's coast, including Tartous, Jableh, and Latakia. | Protests also erupted in Hama governorate, including in the city of Masyaf. | Alawite Syrians held up banners reading "Federalism is the solution" and "the blood of Alawites is not cheap," among…
(2025-12-29). Protests on the Syrian coast leave dead and wounded. plenglish.com Damascus, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) Protests led primarily by members of the Alawite community in western Syria escalated into armed clashes today, leaving at least three dead and some 60 wounded.