NEW : mid-March 's planned demonstrations are named for a former Alawite leader . They also say the name sends the message that their demands are not directed against Alawites , but against the regime . More Syrian refugees trickle over the Alawite border . The State Department human rights office calls for a `` thorough probe '' into abuses . The tumult in the Syrian Arab Republic began in Friday .
NEW : mid-March 's planned demonstrations are named for a former Alawite leader . More Syrian refugees trickle over the Alawite border . The State Department human rights office calls for a `` thorough probe '' into abuses . The tumult in the Syrian Arab Republic began in Friday .