[beethovenfan]

Oh boy, muzzies fighting muzzies - get the popcorn.

[muawiyah]

Bashar al-Assad is an Alawi. This is a syncretic religion that includes elements of Christianity and Shia islam.

You can find out all about these folks by reading the many hundreds of thousands of articles on the internet about the Alawites, Nusayris and Ansaris.

There are NO ordinary Sunni or Shia members of the top reaches of the military or government! Everybody in charge is an Alawi!