Before the civil war started, Syria was 13% Shia, 10% Christian and 3% Druze. Although, of course, there are no reliable figures, it would be reasonable to assume that the proportion of each of these among those fleeing ISIS would be rather higher. I imagine any of them would do anything to avoid ending up in a hard-line Sunni state such as Saudi, although some of the (relatively) more liberal Gulf states would presumably be possible.
For all its faults, the Assad regime has long had a reputation as one of the most tolerant of minorities (particularly Christianity) among Arab states.
This may sound bad, but….
How many of these people are truly fleeing ISIS, and how many are looking to mass migrate to countries who will “take care” of them. Saw cell phones, well dressed, clean cut people, mostly men….
“For all its faults, the Assad regime has long had a reputation as one of the most tolerant of minorities (particularly Christianity) among Arab states.”
That was the impression I was under also.