Syria’s Alawite Minority, Favored by the Assads, Looks Nervously to the Future

Amid an outcry for justice and accountability and threats online, a once-dominant group is feeling deep anxiety after the ouster of Syria’s dictator.

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Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces - authorities

The clash took place with supporters of the ousted leader in Tartous, a stronghold of his Alawite sect.
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Former Assad forces in Syria clash with members of new government

Forces affiliated with Bashar al-Assad's ousted Syrian regime reportedly clashed with members of HTS, the Islamist group responsible for ending Assad's tenure. Lina Sinjab with BBC News, a CBS News ...
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Syrian police killed in violent clashes with Assad loyalists

Deaths in Tartus province come as protests highlight new leadership’s instability concerns
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I’m 12 years from retirement, the future looks like a ‘train wreck’ and I want out of the market. Should I sell?

Don’t ignore your feelings, don’t do anything rash, and take these three pieces of advice
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Jones: Discussions with McCarthy about future

Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones and Mike McCarthy have discussions about the future, just not necessarily the coach's future with the organization.
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From red to green: Syria seek united future on pitch after Assad era ends | John Duerden

The national team are looking forward having changed their colours just hours after Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus. On 9 December Syria were drawn in a 2027 Asian Cup qualification group with ...
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From Fighters to Policemen in a Post-Assad Damascus

As the rebels who ousted Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad, transition from insurgents to administrators, maintaining order in the streets of the capital has become a top priority.
The New York Times - 2d
Assad’s Syrian stronghold prepares for life after the regime

At ‘settlement centres’, ex-soldiers hand in weapons and spit on pictures of former president amid fear of retribution
Financial Times - 4d
Matt Gaetz ethics report finds evidence he paid for sex with minor

House report finds he made payments totalling tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex and drugs on at least 20 occasions. A House ethics committee report on Matt Gaetz , the former Florida ...
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