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Who are the Alawites?

  • Shia religious group, centred in Syria (3 million, 12% of total Syrian population).
  • The al-Assad family, running Syria since 1970, are Alawite.
  • Approx. 700,000 in Turkey and 110,000 in northern Lebanon.
Jan 5, 2015 • • •
2011

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