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Syrian security forces use gunfire to disperse rival protests in Alawite heartland

LATAKIA, Syria - Syrian security forces used gunfire on Tuesday to break up two rival groups of demonstrators in the coastal ...
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Curfew extended in Syria’s Homs following Bedouin-Alawite clashes: What to know

A precarious calm returned to Syria’s central Homs province on Monday following a day of violent unrest triggered by the ...

Gunfire used to disperse protests in Syria's Alawite heartlands

Syrian security forces used gunfire on Tuesday to break up two rival groups of demonstrators in the coastal town of Latakia, heartland of the country's Alawite minority, witnesses and officials said.
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Syrian inquiry finds most allegations of kidnapped Alawite women are false

DAMASCUS, Syria — A Syrian government-led committee has found that most allegations of kidnapping of women from the Alawite religious minority were false, the findings of the monthslong probe released ...