Masri LATAKIA, Syria Dec 28 - Three people were killed on Sunday when protests in Syria's Alawite heartland of Latakia spiralled into gunfire and other violence, according to the province's media office.

Syrian authorities did not confirm opening fire, but said they had “contained the situation”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Three people were killed and dozens injured in protests in the city of Homs on December 28, two days after a mosque bombing that killed eight members of the Alawite minority group, from which Bashar al-Assad hails.

DAMASCUS, Syria(AP) — Thousands of members of Syria’s Alawite minority sect demonstrated in the country’s central and coastal regions Tuesday against what they say are acts of discrimination by the new Syrian government. An opposition war monitor ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid escalating Iran protests, a stalled Gaza ceasefire and Syria talks, as President Donald Trump voiced support