*** The Alawites ruling Syria are 10% of the population, vs the 70% Sunni Arabs who have risen in revolt. ***
One of Syria’s strengths is it is Secular Syria. Asma Assad is a Sunni Muslim, married to an Alawite. The Uyghurs fighting in Syria “ain’t from around these parts” to steal some from old Westerns.
[One of Syrias strengths is it is Secular Syria. Asma Assad is a Sunni Muslim, married to an Alawite.]