Giovanni Sale analyzes Syria under Ahmad al-Sharaa after Assad’s fall, examining national unity, sectarian tensions, and the fragile future of the country.

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For decades, the United States has used the ethnic group to promote American interests in the Middle East — then abandoned it.

As Alawites mark one year since the massacres in Syria’s coastal regions, residents of Baniyas say fear persists, wounds remain unhealed and political demands unmet.

The Foundation for the Development of Western Syria (the "Foundation") today solemnly commemorates the one-year anniversary of the March 2025 massacre that devastated Alawite and Christian communities ...