The U.N. warns “entire families” have been killed in recent sectarian attacks in Syria’s coastal region, which is home to the Alawite community. Many have fled across the border to Lebanon seeking safety.

Syrian refugee: “We stayed at home. We didn’t go out. We didn’t even stand in front of the windows. We shut the curtains, and we didn’t go out at all. All the doors were locked. But we haven’t slept for three nights. Gunshots, a lot of them, a lot of gunshots. We’re not accustomed to that. May God help us.”