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Syria opens trial against suspects in mass killing of Alawite minorities, first since Assad's fall

The bloodshed marked one of the worst eruptions of violence since Sunni Islamist rebels led by Sharaa toppled Assad, a member of the Alawite minority, in December 2024.

Abu Ali al-Khair, a resident of Jableh, inspects his damaged house, as Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa grapples with the fallout from reported mass killings of Alawite minority members, in Jableh, Syria March 12, 2025.
A WALL is pockmarked by bullet holes inside a house in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria, in July. Today, the situation for the Druze in Syria is catastrophic, the writer asserts.

The Druze stood with Israel, now we must champion a state for them - opinion

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with a map of the Middle East (Illustrative).

Sharaa claims Syria is negotiating with Israel, demands 'return to Dec. 8 borders'

A Druze woman from Syria, meets her sister as she crosses to the Israeli side from the open border to check on her family members, amid the ongoing conflict in the Druze areas in Syria, near the ceasefire line between the Golan Heights and Syria, July 16, 2025.

Syria’s Dubai consul resigns, slams Sweida ‘genocide campaign,' supports Druze


Syria after the election and the betrayal of Western values - opinion

The political exclusion of Syria’s democratic and secular forces, including Kurdish and Druze communities, is concerning.

VOTES ARE counted for candidates in the election of a new Syrian parliament, in Aleppo, last Sunday. It does not mark a new beginning, just a continuation of authoritarian power under a new leadership, the writer maintains.

Syria moves forward with first post-Assad elections

Syria’s new transitional government doesn’t control all of Syria, meaning that it will be difficult to hold elections in some areas.

Members of electoral colleges pose for a photo, on the day they vote for their candidates of the new Syrian Parliament since Bashar al-Assad's government was toppled, in Damascus, Syria, October 5, 2025.

Tom Barrack’s diplomacy of optics: Fast deals, fragile peace - opinion

Tom Barrack’s high-speed diplomacy in Syria and Lebanon backfired, fueling instability, alienating allies and deepening mistrust across the region.

US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack listens to a question during a joint press conference following his meeting with Lebanon's president at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on August 18, 2025.

Netanyahu's speech: Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and the gaps that remain to peace - analysis

Prime Minister Netanyahu hints at possible peace with Syria and Lebanon, but regional instability and Hezbollah's presence continue to pose major obstacles.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2025.

Israel-Syria talks hit snag over humanitarian corridor, sources say

Israel, which has a 120,000-strong Druze minority whose men serve in the Israeli military, has said it will protect the sect and carried out military strikes in Syria under the banner of defending it.

Syrian Druze fly Israel, Druze flags during protest in Sweida, August 16, 2025.

'Israel's policy runs counter to the world, we are committed to dialogue,' Syria's Sharaa at UNGA

Sharaa, who became the first Syrian leader to go on the podium of the UNGA since 1967, reiterated his pleas for the lifting of sanctions on Syria.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2025.

Syria's Sharaa says talks with Israel could yield results 'in coming days'

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said talks with Israel on a security pact may conclude within days, stressing respect for Syria’s airspace and UN monitoring.

 (L-R) Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the backdrop of Syrian and Israeli flags (illustrative)

Sweida's Druze defy Damascus in a fight over self-determination, their fate in Syria

BEHIND THE LINES: The violence in Sweida may have subsided in recent weeks, but nothing has been resolved. It is almost certainly a matter of time until the next round. 

People stand next to a destroyed tank turret, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes, and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.

Sharaa claims 'chances are high' Syria will reach security agreement with Israel

The Syrian president said that Syria is at an advanced stage in reaching an agreement

 Leader of new Syrian administration, Ahmed al Sharaa and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (not seen) watch the view of Damascus on Mount Qasioun following their meeting in Damascus, Syria on December 22, 2024

Syria delays parliamentary vote in Sweida after sectarian violence

Seats allocated to the three provinces will remain vacant until elections can be held there, commission spokesperson Nawar Najmeh told SANA.

A member of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard as Syrian Kurds attend a protest in solidarity with people in Sweida, on July 17, 2025.

The Druze in Syria: Massacre, neglect, and the urgency for a humanitarian corridor - analysis

As Syria’s Druze face existential threats, can Israel play a role in securing humanitarian aid without escalating the conflict?

Map of Sweida governate clashes, July 2025.