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1
The Assad family, from the minority
Alawite
sect
,
have ruled Syria for the past 42 years.
2
Rebels have also taken several villages in Latakia province, the heartland of President Assad's minority
Alawite
sect
.
3
It is also a gateway to the mountains overlooking the Mediterranean, heartland of Assad's minority
Alawite
sect
.
4
Mr Assad's minority
Alawite
sect
dominates the levers of power and holds sway over the Sunni Muslim majority.
5
The Syrian uprising is mostly being waged by majority Sunni Muslims and largely opposed by Assad's
Alawite
sect
.
6
The shabbiha, mainly drawn from Assad's minority
Alawite
sect
,
have been accused of carrying out massacres of Sunnis.
7
The violence followed sectarian killings this week that raised tensions between majority Sunni residents and the minority
Alawite
sect
.
8
Loyalists, including members of Assad's minority
Alawite
sect
,
have been also kidnapped, but authorities have not released any numbers.
9
Mostly Sunni Muslim rebels are battling to topple Assad, whose minority
Alawite
sect
is an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam.
10
Despite the uprising, Assad has strong support in parts of Syria, especially among religious minorities like his own
Alawite
sect
.
11
Assad, from the minority
Alawite
sect
,
cannot unite Syria and quash extremists after nearly six years of warfare, they argue.
12
The Syrian uprising is mostly being waged by Sunni Muslims and largely opposed by minorities like Assad's own
Alawite
sect
.
13
Assad's family and supporters from the minority
Alawite
sect
have dominated Syria since his late father seized power 41 years ago.
14
The killings have been eroding support among the country's majority Sunni population for Assad, who is from the minority
Alawite
sect
.
15
They said the attack occurred hours after a bombing in a neighborhood populated by members of President Bashar al-Assad's minority
Alawite
sect
.
16
Many Islamists objected to rule by the Assads, secularists from the minority
Alawite
sect
which they did not consider to be Muslim.
alawite
sect
alawite