Syria’s Alawites, a secretive sect that rules Syria
00:00 - 01 يناير, 1970
The revolt against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, inspired by uprisings which toppled three Arab leaders in 2011, has taken a sectarian slant as most of the protesters trying to topple the president are Sunnis.
Assad is from Syria’s minority Alawite sect and critics say the president