Oct 31, 2012

JERUSALEM [MENL] -- The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has been battling to
establish a Shi'ite enclave in Syria, a report said.

Oct 03, 2012

NICOSIA [MENL] -- A commander in the leading Alawite militia loyal to Syrian
President Bashar Assad was said to have been killed.

Oct 02, 2012

LONDON [MENL] -- President Bashar Assad has begun deploying an Alawite
force modeled after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Sep 28, 2012

LONDON [MENL] -- Syrian President Bashar Assad has launched a crackdown on
what has been regarded as a leading Alawite stronghold.