MARAAT AL-NUMAN, Syria (AP) — After a decade of war and displacement, many Syrians are returning to their homes, only to find them looted and roofless. In towns like Maarat al-Numan and Kfar ...

A monitoring group says 973 civilians have been killed in revenge attacks against the Alawite sect since Thursday.

The violence erupted on Thursday after gunmen loyal to Assad attacked Syria's new security forces ... by "armed groups" that entered people's homes. Though an Alawite himself, Haidar belonged ...

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