The Difference Between Alawites and Sunnis in Syria. Why is there Sunni-Alawite tension in Syria?

Posted By Jim Prouty

Posted 11 years ago

The differences between Alawites and Sunnis in Syria have sharpened dangerously since the beginning of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, whose family is Alawite. The reason for tension is…

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