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   Is Assad a Sunni?

   • The country’s chief mufti is a Sunni, but there are fewer Sunnis serving in top posts since the revolution. Last summer Mr Assad replaced the Sunni speaker of parliament with a Christian. In January he broke with tradition by appointing an Alawite, instead of a Sunni, as defence minister.

   How a victorious Bashar al-Assad is changing Syria - The Economist

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   Is Assad a friend of Syria's Christian minorities?

   • "Don't be fooled: Assad is no friend of Syria's Christian minorities". The Hill. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. ^ a b "The Syrian Regime Bears Primary Responsibility for 61% of the Targeting of Christian Places of Worship in Syria".

   Sectarianism and minorities in the Syrian civil war - Wikipedia

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   Which Shia groups have won important political victories in the Arab world?

   • In the Arab world, Shia groups supported by Iran have recently won important political victories. 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 of its power.

   The Sunni-Shia Divide | Council on Foreign Relations

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   Are Sunni rebels committed to overthrowing Assad?

   • Both sides reject sectarianism, stressing the need to keep foreign jihadist fighters out of the country. Nevertheless, the mainly Sunni rebels in the town stated that they remained committed to overthrowing Assad.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Islam_in_SyriaIslam in Syria - Wikipedia

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   Current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is an Alawite. The Alawites are the third largest religious group in Syria, after the Sunni and Shi'a Muslims. Hafez al-Assad and his son, President Bashar al-Assad, belong to the Alawite sect.

3. www.thoughtco.com › the-difference-betweenThe Difference Between Alawites and Sunnis in Syria - ThoughtCo

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   Jul 30, 2019 · Primoz Manfreda. Updated on July 30, 2019. The differences between Alawites and Sunnis in Syria have sharpened dangerously since the beginning of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, whose family is Alawite.

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bashar_al-AssadBashar al-Assad - Wikipedia

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   Bashar al-Assad [a] [b] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the current and 19th president of Syria since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the secretary-general of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which nominally espouses a neo-Ba'athist ideology.

   • Years of service: 1988–present
   • Other political affiliations: National Progressive Front

   • Battles/wars: Syrian civil war
   • Political party: Syrian Ba'ath Party

6. www.economist.com › middle-east-and-africa › 2018How a victorious Bashar al-Assad is changing Syria

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   Jun 28, 2018 · Middle East and Africa | The future of Syria. How a victorious Bashar al-Assad is changing Syria. Sunnis have been pushed out by the war. The new Syria is smaller, in ruins and more...

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sectarianism_andSectarianism and minorities in the Syrian civil war - Wikipedia

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   Bashar al-Assad's strategy of importing Iran-backed Shia fundamentalists engaged in regional conflict with Sunni-majority countries and his portrayal as being the sole defender of Alawite interests from the Syrian Sunni majority; led to the transformation of the conflict into a sectarian war by late 2013.

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9. www.cfr.org › article › sunni-shia-divideThe Sunni-Shia Divide | Council on Foreign Relations

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   Apr 27, 2023 · 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 of its...

10. www.nytimes.com › 2016/01/04 › worldHow Do Sunni and Shia Islam Differ? - The New York Times

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    Jan 3, 2016 · In Syria, which has a Sunni majority, the Alawite Shiite sect of President Bashar al-Assad, which has long dominated the government, clings to power amid a bloody civil war. And in Iraq,...