At least 36 Alawite women and girls, aged between three and 40 have been abducted and are at risk of forced marriage, trafficking, and further abuse ...

A committee investigating the March massacres said last week it had not received reports of the abduction of women or girls.

The report comes after the coastal area witnessed deadly clashes last March between pro-Assad militias and security forces ...

"I wasn’t waiting for the committee’s report to tell me what happened. The truth is clear to anyone who wants to see it." ...