Amnesty Urges Syria to Probe Abductions of Alawite Women, Girls

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Syria Conflict Minorities Women Abduction

Amnesty International said Monday it had received credible reports of the abduction and kidnapping of 36 Alawite women and girls in recent months, urging authorities to investigate and hold perpetrators accountable. The report came months after Islamists overthrew longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, an Alawite who painted himself as a protector of ...