El Mundo on MSN14m
Civilian Massacre Perpetrated by the Syrian Government, According to NGOs: "They are killing entire families. With children. There are many corpses in the streets"
Several Syrian organizations accuse government forces of murdering dozens of people. Several Syrian NGOs accused government forces of murdering dozens of civilians during the clashes that took place on Thursday and Friday in the regions inhabited by the Alawite community,
Chaos Sweeps Coastal Syria: ‘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.
Agence France-Presse on MSN34m
'Roads full of corpses': terrified Alawites in Syria flee attacks
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. That same day, armed men entered his brother's building 100 metres (yards) away.
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‘Living in Fear’: Alawite Civilians Tell TML of Massacres by Syrian Security Forces
The recent surge in violence reflects the power vacuum left in the wake of Assad’s downfall. Remnants of Assad’s loyalist forces are refusing to surrender while the new government struggles to consolidate control. Localized skirmishes have quickly spiraled into a full-scale conflict, with both sides accusing the other of war crimes.
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Syria monitor says security forces ‘execute’ 90 Alawites after fierce clashes
The observatory and activists released footage showing dozens of bodies in civilian clothing piled in the yard of a house, with blood stains nearby and women wailing as forces clashed with people loyal to former President Bahar Assad.
Death toll in Syria's clashes exceeds 1,000 as Red Cross, UN officials call for civilian protection
The death toll from ongoing clashes in Syria's coastal region has surged to 1,018, including 745 civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, revising upwards previous reports.
Syrian forces seek to snuff out nascent Alawite insurgency
Security forces battled for a second day on Friday to crush a nascent insurgency by fighters from Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect in western Syria, with scores reported killed as the Islamist-led government faced the biggest challenge yet to its authority.
Scores killed as Syrian forces seek to crush Alawite insurgency
Syrian security forces battled for a second day on Friday to crush a nascent insurgency by fighters from Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, with scores reported killed as the Islamist-led government faced the biggest challenge yet to its authority.
More Than 140 Killed in Clashes Between Syrian Forces and Assad Loyalists
Two days of fighting along the Mediterranean coast were among the bloodiest battles since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Clashes in Syria between government forces and Assad loyalists kill nearly 200
A war monitor says that clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad in the country’s coastal region have left more than 70 people dead and the area outside
Clashes in Syria's coastal region between government forces and Assad loyalists kill more than 70
A war monitor says that clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad have left more than 70 people dead and the area outside government control.