I would scream in my sleep: Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape

The BBC hears harrowing accounts of assaults appearing to target the sect of former President Assad.
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Behind closed doors: Abduction and assault of Syria’s Alawite women

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior, Nour al-Din al-Baba, stated that the disappearances ranged from “voluntary elopement with a romantic partner” to “temporary absence at friends’ or ...

Syria’s only female minister warns: 'We can’t survive without unity'

Hind Kabawat, Syria’s only female minister, used her first day in office to call for greater female representation in ...

Is ISIS having a resurgence in Syria?

The US military has begun to transfer up to 7000 Islamic State (IS) group detainees held in prisons in Syria to Iraq, which officials say is to prevent prisoners breaking out and regrouping. The ...