sectarian violence

The Sayyida Zeinab shrine is heavily guarded by Syrian security forces
Syria
MENA
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IS claims responsibility for killing of Shia cleric in Syria

the Islamic State extremist group claimed responsibility for killing a prominent Shia cleric in Damascus, raising fears of renewed militant activity

The New Arab Staff
08 May, 2026
Illustration Syrian Coast
Syria
Investigations

How Syria's performative coast massacre inquiry blocks justice

Andrea Glioti
Ward Ibrahim
09 March, 2026
Cars and homes are destroyed and burned as a result of fierce clashes inside the city of Sweida between Bedouin tribes and Druze factions, which leave dozens of civilians and soldiers dead and trigger a large wave of displacement from the city in Sweida, Syria, on July 20, 2025.
Suweida
MENA
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Justice failing after Suweida sectarian killings: rights group

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 January, 2026
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Post-Assad Syria
Analysis
Live Story

Homs: A stability test that Syria's new authorities are failing

Youssef Al Ibrahim
04 December, 2025
Anas Khattab visited Latakia, as well as Homs and Tartous [Getty file image]
Syria
MENA
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Syrian minister tours flashpoint cities after sectarian unrest

The New Arab Staff
27 November, 2025
Syrian security forces deployed in force in Homs [Getty]
Syria
MENA
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Syria extends curfew in Homs after murder, sectarian violence

The New Arab Staff
24 November, 2025
The proceedings of the trial have been open to the media [Getty]
Syria
MENA
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First trial of coastal massacre suspects underway in Syria

The New Arab Staff
18 November, 2025
Sectarian Clashes Between Druze And Tribes In Sweida, Syria
Suweida
MENA
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Syria detains ministry members suspected of Suweida violence

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 September, 2025
Sectarian Clashes Between Druze And Tribes In Sweida, Syria
Suweida
MENA
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Amnesty: Syria govt forces, allies behind 46 Druze 'executions'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 September, 2025
The Syrian Red Crescent sent at least 30 trucks of humanitarian aid
Suweida
MENA
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New aid convoy enters south Syria Druze-majority province

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 July, 2025
Syrian security forces stand by as a United Nations convoy evacuating families from Sweida moves through the buffer zone in Busra al-Harir in Syria's southern Daraa province on July 22, 2025.
Suweida
MENA
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US confirms death of citizen in Syria last week

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 July, 2025
Ceasefire Called After Clashes Leave A Hundred Dead In Syrian Town
Suweida
MENA
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Syrian forces accused of 'executions' in Druze area as Israel launches strikes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 July, 2025
Sweida in southern Syria
sectarian violence
MENA
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Israel bombs tanks in Syria's Suweida province amid clashes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 July, 2025
Masked armed forces of the new Syrian government raise their Kalashnikov rifles
Post-Assad Syria
Perspectives

The ruling factions use violence as leverage in the 'New Syria'

Rateb Shabo

Rateb Shabo

07 July, 2025
Deadly Blast Kills At Least 20 At Church In Damascus
Syria
MENA
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Christian leaders urge unity after deadly Damascus church attack

The New Arab Staff
26 June, 2025
The Syrian army dispatch reinforcement units consisting of hundreds of vehicles to Latakia on March 08, 2025 in Jabla, Syria. (Photo by Abdulkerim Muhammed/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Syrians divided over credibility of probe into coastal massacres

Hussam Rustom
23 June, 2025
Latakia violence [Getty]
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
Live Story

Syria responds to damning Amnesty report on coastal massacre

Hussam Rustom
03 April, 2025
Coastal Syrian city of Baniyas aerial view
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
Live Story

Syria: Banias killings revive spectre of coastal massacres

Hussam Rustom
02 April, 2025
The UN Security Council urged the Syrian government to protect all Syrians
Syria
MENA
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UNSC urges Syria to protect people regardless of religion

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 March, 2025
Fatiha is using the porous, unsecure Lebanon-Syria border to launch attacks on Syria
Syria
MENA
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Assad loyalist using Lebanon for cross-border attacks on Syria

The New Arab Staff
12 March, 2025
Citizenship or sectarian splintering in Syria?
Post-Assad Syria
Voices

Despite coastal massacres, there is still hope for the new Syria

Robin Yassin-Kassab

Robin Yassin-Kassab

10 March, 2025