What to Know About Syria’s Druse, Alawites and Kurds as Sectarian Violence Rises

The new government has pledged to unify Syria after overthrowing the Assad dictatorship. One of its biggest challenges is persistent sectarian violence.

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Amid Sectarian Violence in a Syrian City, Even the Funerals Are Armed

Amid sectarian clashes that killed seven men in Jaramana, tense residents say the government isn’t doing enough to protect them, and are organizing to guard the city.

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Syria Violence Marked by Sectarian and Revenge Killings, War Monitor Says

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said armed groups and foreign fighters aligned with the government but not integrated into it were largely responsible for the sectarian violence.

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What We Know About the Clashes in Syria

Over 1,300 people have been killed in fierce clashes between government forces and gunmen loyal to the Assad regime, according to a war monitor, in a serious challenge to the country’s new rulers.

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Syria’s Interim President Calls for Unity Amid Fresh Fighting

More than 1,000 people have been killed in clashes in the coastal provinces of Syria, according to one war monitoring group.

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Violence Sweeps Coastal Syria, Sowing Chaos: ‘We Have to Get Out of Here’

Residents described shootings outside their homes and bodies in the streets in Syria’s worst unrest since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. More than 1,000 people have been killed since Thursday, a war monitor said.

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What We Know About the Clashes in Syria

At least 70 people have been killed in clashes between government forces and gunmen loyal to the Assad regime, in a serious challenge to the country’s new rulers.

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Syria’s Alawite Minority, Favored by the Assads, Looks Nervously to the Future

Amid an outcry for justice and accountability and threats online, a once-dominant group is feeling deep anxiety after the ouster of Syria’s dictator.

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