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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/01/syria-assad-alawites-hts-rebels-violence/
Syrian Rebels Hunt Members of Assad's Regime
(Washington Post) Kareem Fahim - A sense of euphoria in much of Syria has been tempered by dread in areas of western Syria where most residents are Alawites, the Muslim sect that Bashar al-Assad belongs to. As the country's new Sunni Islamist rulers embark on a hunt for former government figures, Alawite districts are gripped by terror as reports spread of killings, disappearances, and beatings.