Syria war monitor says 11 Alawite civilians killed in security raids

A monitor of Syria’s conflict said Friday that 11 civilians from the Alawite minority had been killed in security raids in the center of the country over the past 24 hours.

“At least 11 Alawite civilians including university students were killed in Homs province over the past 24 hours after raids conducted by the security forces” and associated groups, the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday, characterizing the killings as “sectarian.”