Syria Violence

UN Security Council Condemns Violence in Syria’s Coastal Region, Says Diplomats

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has made a statement denouncing the violence which continues to ravage Syria's coastal region and calling on the Syrian interim authorities to protect all Syrians, irrespective of religion or ethnicity. Diplomats reported on Thursday that the U.S.- and Russian-drafted presidential statement is to be...

Revenge Killings In Syria: Why Have Security Forces Killed More Than 600 Alawites In The Last Two Days?

The death toll from two days of violent clashes and retaliatory attacks in Syria has surpassed 600, marking one of the deadliest episodes in the country’s 14-year-long conflict. A war monitoring group reported Saturday that the killings occurred in the wake of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of...