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Assad cousin claims to set up militia to defend Syria's Alawites

In a video message, Rami Makhlouf warned that the Alawite community had entered a "dangerous phase" and said he was setting up an armed militia

The New Arab Staff
19 June, 2026
Security forces of Syria's Interior Ministry guard the al-Omar oil field, Syria's largest by area and production, near the Euphrates River east of al-Shuhail
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Syria says arrests Hezbollah-linked cell plotting assassinations

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 May, 2026
Men and children flee from the Kurdish majority neighbourhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh as clashes continue between Syrian Army and Kurdish Forces on January 8, 2026 in Aleppo, Syria
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Syrian soldier dies in operation to detain Assad official

The New Arab Staff
20 April, 2026
An aerial view shows tents and makeshift shelters damaged and flooded as residents gather amid debris after heavy rainfall inundated refugee camps in the Khirbet al-Jawz, Idlib, Syria, on February 6, 2026. (Photo by Izz Aldien Alqasem/Anadolu/Getty)
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Two killed, others missing as flash floods hit northwest Syria

The New Arab Staff
08 February, 2026
Women employees have been banned from wearing make-up in government offices in Latakia [Getty]
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Syria: Women govt workers banned from wearing make-up in Latakia

The New Arab Staff
28 January, 2026
Demonstrators hold placards targeting Damascus administration during a demonstrations demanding federalism held in Latakia, Syria on December 28, 2025.
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Syria arrests 21 linked to Assad rule as curfew covers port city

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 December, 2025
Homs [Getty]
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Syria: Three killed in Latakia during protests over Homs bombing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 December, 2025
Latakia remains a hotspot for the activities of Assad regime loyalists
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Three killed as security forces clash with Assadists in Syria

The New Arab Staff
24 December, 2025
Sharaa is trying to deescalate tensions within Syria's coastal region
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Sharaa to meet Alawi leaders amid Syria coastal tensions

The New Arab Staff
12 December, 2025
Anas Khattab visited Latakia, as well as Homs and Tartous [Getty file image]
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Syrian minister tours flashpoint cities after sectarian unrest

The New Arab Staff
27 November, 2025
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Cautious calm in Latakia after rival Alawite and Sunni protests

The New Arab Staff
26 November, 2025
People take part in a protest in al-Azhari Square, following recent attacks against the Alawite minority community, an offshoot of Shia Islam, in the coastal city of Latakia, in Syria's Alawite heartland on November 25, 2025.
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Syrian police use gunfire to disperse protests in Latakia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 November, 2025
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Syrian forces launch operation against IS militants in Latakia

The New Arab Staff
25 November, 2025
People take part in a protest in al-Azhari Square, following recent attacks against the Alawite minority community, an offshoot of Shia Islam, in the coastal city of Latakia, in Syria's Alawite heartland on November 25, 2025
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Alawites protest on Syrian coast following sectarian violence

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 November, 2025
Al-Wais has said trials over the sectarian violence on the coast will be public
Post-Assad Syria
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Syria to hold public trials over coastal region violence

The New Arab Staff
31 October, 2025
This aerial photograph shows a partial view of Syria's coastal city of Latakia on March 12, 2025.
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Military prosecutor under Assad arrested in Syria's Latakia

The New Arab Staff
27 October, 2025
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Is an Assadist insurgency emerging on the Syrian coast?

Cian Ward
01 October, 2025
Military vehicles move on a road as authorities extended the curfew in the cities of Latakia and Tartus in northwest Syria
Post-Assad Syria
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Identities of suspects in Syrian coastal massacre withheld

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 September, 2025
T4 Tiyas Airbase in Syria
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Israel strikes in vicinity of three Syrian cities: Syrian media

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 September, 2025
Fighters with the insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, patrol in the city of Homs on January 22, 2025 in Homs, Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Syria arrests former regime air force general in Latakia

The New Arab Staff
29 August, 2025
US forces landed in the town of Atmeh in northern Syria [Getty]
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Syria: US forces airdrop near Idlib, mass grave found in Latakia

The New Arab Staff
20 August, 2025