Khaled Yacoub Oweis

At least nine members of the minority have been killed in attacks by militants near Damascus and the sect’s heartland of Suweida

Strike on Jaramana followed fake video of leader accused of blasphemy

Regime criticises Kurdish demands for decentralisation amid outbreak of violence

Killings in Homs hit minority that had underpinned former Assad regime's strike forces

Official say 10,000 troops are present in the area, which provided core support for the former regime

Group's assets will be confiscated but it remains represented in parliament

Post-Assad government moves against groups as it seeks lifting of US sanctions and end to Israeli strikes

Jamal Al Shara's visit to supporter of former regime ignites public outcry

Cory Mills and Marlin Stutzman, members of President Donald Trump's Republican party, are first US politicians to visit since fall of Al Assad

Captagon flows into Jordan hang over foreign ministers' meeting in Damascus

Alleged weapons manufacturing and smuggling by 16 members of group upends Jordan's core political balance

Country in dire need of reconstruction cash will have high-level delegation at World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings

Authorities say the 16 belong to the Muslim Brotherhood and were arrested on suspicion of making missiles and possessing explosives

Ahmad Al Odeh had resisted efforts of Damascus authorities to merge his Eighth Brigade with new national army

Ideologically opposed sides signed deal last month to bring Kurdish-run zones into post-Al Assad order