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Syrian state forces continue sectarian killings of Alawites

Over 40 Syrian Alawites have been killed in the past two weeks, while over a dozen young women have been abducted and remain missing

Syria's Alawites still face targeted attacks a month after brutal counteroffensive

A month after a wave of revenge attacks left hundreds of Alawite civilians dead, members of the Syrian religious minority are still living in fear, with dozens killed in smaller attacks since the start of April.