Four people, including a 12-year-old boy, have been killed in a shooting in Tartous province, home to a majority Alawite population ...

Syria’s president has granted a three-month extension to an investigation into last month’s sectarian killings of Alawite ...

according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based war monitor. Kamal also said many in Baniyas escaped to nearby mountains. “No one here feels safe,” he said.

The attack forced dozens of families to flee from the Baniyas area, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based war monitor. Kamal also said many in Baniyas escaped to nearby ...