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8 Killed, 18 Injured In Bombing At Mosque In Syria During Friday Prayers
An explosion hit worshippers at a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of Syria's Homs on Friday, state media said, killing at least eight in the latest attack on the minority community.
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NDTV Exclusive: Hunted Down, Massacred, Syria's Alawites Ask India For Help
Ali Koshmr, a 36-year-old man from Syria's Latakia, around 330 km from Damascus, woke up to the sounds of gunfire, tires screeching and dozens of armed men shouting, "Come out, you Alawite pigs, Nusayris!"
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"Houses With 4-5 Bodies In Them": Terrified Alawites In Syria Flee Attacks
For two days, Rihab Kamel and her family hid terrified in their bathroom in the city of Baniyas as armed men stormed the neighbourhood, pursuing members of Syria's Alawite minority.
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Who Are The Alawites, Why Are They Being Hunted Down And Killed In Syria?
Once empowered by the regime, many Alawites now face reprisals from rebel factions and displaced Sunni populations who suffered under Assad's rule.
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Security Forces "Executed" 52 Members Of Alawite Minority In Syria: Report
A Syrian war monitor said Friday that security forces "executed" 52 members of the Alawite minority in Latakia province, where clashes broke out with gunmen loyal to toppled president Bashar al-Assad.
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At Least 14 Killed In Bomb Blasts In Syria's Homs: Report
At least 14 people were killed and dozens wounded in large bomb blasts today in the central Syrian city of Homs, state media reported.
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Islamic State Fighters Dead in Failed Attack on Syria Alawite Town: Human Rights Group
At least 19 Islamic State group fighters were killed today in a failed attack on an Alawite village in the central Syrian province of Homs, a monitor said
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Suicide Bombers Kill Nine in Lebanon's Tripoli
Two suicide bombers killed nine people and wounded 37 others in an attack on a cafe in a flashpoint Alawite neighbourhood of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli Saturday, officials said.
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Suicide Bomb Kills 7 in Alawite Quarter of Lebanon's Tripoli
A suicide blast killed seven people and wounded 36 others in a flashpoint Alawite neighbourhood of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli Saturday, a Red Cross official and the army said.
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30 dead in Lebanon Sunni-Alawite clashes
Firefights in northern Lebanon between Sunni Muslims and Alawites -- the Shiite offshoot sect to which Syrian President Bashar al-Assad belongs -- have killed 30 people, a security source said on Saturday.
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Bomb attacks in Damascus, opposition says 15 dead
Bomb explosions killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens on Tuesday in a Damascus district populated mostly by members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, opposition activists said.
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8 Killed, 18 Injured In Bombing At Mosque In Syria During Friday Prayers
An explosion hit worshippers at a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of Syria's Homs on Friday, state media said, killing at least eight in the latest attack on the minority community.
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NDTV Exclusive: Hunted Down, Massacred, Syria's Alawites Ask India For Help
Ali Koshmr, a 36-year-old man from Syria's Latakia, around 330 km from Damascus, woke up to the sounds of gunfire, tires screeching and dozens of armed men shouting, "Come out, you Alawite pigs, Nusayris!"
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"Houses With 4-5 Bodies In Them": Terrified Alawites In Syria Flee Attacks
For two days, Rihab Kamel and her family hid terrified in their bathroom in the city of Baniyas as armed men stormed the neighbourhood, pursuing members of Syria's Alawite minority.
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Who Are The Alawites, Why Are They Being Hunted Down And Killed In Syria?
Once empowered by the regime, many Alawites now face reprisals from rebel factions and displaced Sunni populations who suffered under Assad's rule.
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Security Forces "Executed" 52 Members Of Alawite Minority In Syria: Report
A Syrian war monitor said Friday that security forces "executed" 52 members of the Alawite minority in Latakia province, where clashes broke out with gunmen loyal to toppled president Bashar al-Assad.
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At Least 14 Killed In Bomb Blasts In Syria's Homs: Report
At least 14 people were killed and dozens wounded in large bomb blasts today in the central Syrian city of Homs, state media reported.
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Islamic State Fighters Dead in Failed Attack on Syria Alawite Town: Human Rights Group
At least 19 Islamic State group fighters were killed today in a failed attack on an Alawite village in the central Syrian province of Homs, a monitor said
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Suicide Bombers Kill Nine in Lebanon's Tripoli
Two suicide bombers killed nine people and wounded 37 others in an attack on a cafe in a flashpoint Alawite neighbourhood of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli Saturday, officials said.
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Suicide Bomb Kills 7 in Alawite Quarter of Lebanon's Tripoli
A suicide blast killed seven people and wounded 36 others in a flashpoint Alawite neighbourhood of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli Saturday, a Red Cross official and the army said.
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30 dead in Lebanon Sunni-Alawite clashes
Firefights in northern Lebanon between Sunni Muslims and Alawites -- the Shiite offshoot sect to which Syrian President Bashar al-Assad belongs -- have killed 30 people, a security source said on Saturday.
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Bomb attacks in Damascus, opposition says 15 dead
Bomb explosions killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens on Tuesday in a Damascus district populated mostly by members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, opposition activists said.
