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

In the worst outbreak of unrest since Syria’s transitional government took power, hundreds of people have been killed or wounded in clashes between the security forces and supporters of former President Bashar al Assad this week,

Hundreds of civilians have been killed in cold blood in Syria's coastal region as the country is roiled by its worst violence since the overthrow of long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad around three months ago,

Fighting in Syria between government forces and insurgents loyal to deposed president Bashar al-Assad has left more than 200 people dead on both sides, in the war-torn country's deadliest violence in months,

Syria has plunged into fresh turmoil as its new authorities launched a brutal crackdown against Assad loyalists. A sweeping security operation is presently underway, following fierce clashes with fighters loyal to the ousted president,