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Most Circassians in Syria are Sunni Muslims. They form the fifth largest ethnic group in the country but the fourth largest Sunni Muslim community in Syria. They live mostly in three Syrian governorates: Hama, Homs, and Quneitra.
Jan 13, 2014 · Is It Really Sunni vs. Shia In Syria?. As civil war continues in Syria, the conflict has brought out ever deeper sectarian divides. Many Sunnis oppose the government while Shiite Muslims and other minorities tend to support it, causing...
The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which has ruled since 1970, relies on Alawis, a heterodox Shia sect that makes up about 13 percent of Syria’s population, as a pillar...
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Jan 3, 2016 · Here is a primer on the basic differences between Sunni and Shia Islam. What caused the split? A schism emerged after the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632, and disputes arose over who...
Oct 5, 2012 · A man of the Shia underground brought to power by an American war, he opted for an alliance with the Syrian dictator because he feared the rise on his Western border of a Syria ruled by a...
Map of the religions in Syria. The majority of Syrians are Muslims, of which the Sunnis are the most numerous (formed mostly of Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, and Circassians ), followed by the Alawites, Shia groups (particularly Isma'ilis and Twelver Shi’ism ), and Druzes. [2]
Despite this, Sunni recruits face systematic discrimination in the armed forces and ninety percentage of the officer corps are dominated by Alawite members vetted by the regime; based on their sectarian loyalty to Assad dynasty.
