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Syria’s General Security forces implicated in mass killing of Alawites
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Syria’s General Security forces implicated in mass killing of Alawites
July 1, 2025

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has denied that his forces played any role in the March massacres, despite carrying out similar massacres of Alawites in the past

Syria’s silent genocides
May 7, 2025

Witness the lie of the land now and then ask yourself cui bono, who benefits?

Syria’s silent genocides
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Genocide in Syria
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Genocide in Syria
March 26, 2025

Just as Christians took up arms, so did Alawites. Indeed, I am close to some Alawite fighters who fought alongside the army. These individuals were not fans of Assad and were critical of many of his government’s policies.

Western complicity enables the ongoing genocide of Syria’s Alawites
March 25, 2025

The atrocities unfolding on Syria’s coast and elsewhere mark one of modern history’s most horrific sectarian crimes.

Western complicity enables the ongoing genocide of Syria’s Alawites
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Thousands reported killed in Syria as HTS-allied forces attack, execute Alawites
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Thousands reported killed in Syria as HTS-allied forces attack, execute Alawites
March 12, 2025

The situation in northwestern Syria continues to spiral out of control this weekend, as the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has been surging forces into the Alawite homelands in the Latakia and Tartus Governorates, clashing with Alawite militias and slaughtering civilians.

NATO’s Adolf Hitler defence for Syria’s Einsatzgruppen does not cut it
March 11, 2025

Though von der Leyen, Jolani and those other flawed specimens of humanity must answer for their own crimes, so also must we answer for our own sins of omission and commission.

NATO’s Adolf Hitler defence for Syria’s Einsatzgruppen does not cut it
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Syrian forces slaughter minorities, reports say
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Syrian forces slaughter minorities, reports say
March 10, 2025

Syrian security forces are slaughtering Alawites, an ethnic minority, according to human rights monitors. The death toll is rising, with the Associated Press reporting early Saturday evening that more than 1,000 had died, including 745 civilians, 148 Alawite militants, and 125 government security forces.

Syria’s new bloodbath was created by failed U.S. policies. What now from Trump?
March 10, 2025

The slaughter of civilians, mainly Alawites loyal to the former Syrian president Bashar al Assad, is a wake-up call for America.

Syria’s new bloodbath was created by failed U.S. policies. What now from Trump?
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