Alawites

Crime

How recent Syrian communal violence is impacting Germany Fighting between different community groups inside Syria is also causing tensions among Syrians living in Germany. After a brawl on the streets in Dusseldorf, some fear more unrest here.

July 29, 2025   

(Deutsche Welle) Nobody ever used to ask Hassan which sect he belonged to. The 32-year-old Syrian has been in Germany since 2015, having fled after taking part in his country’s civil war on the side of anti-government forces. But now they do. […]

Clerics & Preachers

Islamists were sent here to ‘Islamise’ Europe, says female imam in Germany Radical protests in Berlin and Düsseldorf saw hundreds of people showing support for Syria's Islamist regime, glorifying violence, and clashing with Kurdish demonstrators.

July 23, 2025   

(Euronews) German authorities filed criminal charges against dozens of participants following weekend protests in Berlin and Düsseldorf, where demonstrators celebrated violence against Syria’s Druze minority and clashed with Kurdish counter-protesters. Hundreds gathered Saturday outside Berlin’s city hall, waving Syrian flags and chanting […]

News: Europe

Jihadis in limbo: The ticking time bomb of Syria’s forgotten ISIS prisons They're the men no country wants. Locked up and accused of being Islamic State fighters, they're considered a threat to the West and the prospect of peace in the new Syria.

March 18, 2025   

(Sky News) “I travelled to Syria to make jihad. I won’t lie,” Londoner Hamza Parvez says through his cell grate. “A lot of mistakes were made — I’m bearing the brunt of those mistakes.” He is one of thousands of foreigners, from […]