'You started this': Attacks on Alawites in Syria highlight deep divisions

The recent surge of violence in Syria lays bare the challenges interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa faces in delivering on his promise to lead a more unified country.

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Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy

After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced a new challenge: unifying the country after more than a decade of civil ...
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The violence that has killed hundreds across Syria reached Damascus and Aleppo on Monday, after Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to bring those responsible to justice.
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Syria’s sectarian violence prompts reckoning for new president

Brutal retaliation by supporters of government undermine legitimacy of Ahmed al-Sharaa at home and overseas
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Syria's new leader signs constitution to keep his Islamist group in power for five years

Syria’s interim president on signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase.
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US condemns Syria violence after hundreds killed in sectarian clashes

President Ahmed al-Sharaa calls for calm after attempted pro-Assad uprising triggers revenge killings by pro-government forces
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Syria says operation against Assad loyalists over after deadly violence

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