A U.N.-backed commission named several government-affiliated factions whose members allegedly took part in 'extrajudicial killings and torture and ill-treatment' of civilians in Alawite-majority areas.| Los Angeles Times
Clashes in Syria’s coastal areas kill more than 700 people, a monitor says. Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa's government says it has regained control of the situation.| Los Angeles Times
Once Syria's most influential minority, Alawites struggle to move on from their association with a hated dictator.| Los Angeles Times
After violence broke out between the current and past regimes in Syria, fearful residents have waded across a river to take refuge in Lebanon.| Los Angeles Times