[guardian] Syria: Reports emerge of massacres of Alawites by rebels, tales of horrible atrocities against mostly women, children and the elderly massacre reports emerge from Assad’s Alawite heartland
Alawites are fleeing their homes, recounting gruesome tales of executions and other atrocities http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/02/syria-massacre-reports-alawites-assad