Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit

185.751 - 210.653 Leila Fadel

Yeah, I mean, Assad really leaned on religious and ethnic minorities and marginalized communities to shore up support against the opposition, stoking fears that they would be even more oppressed if the most extreme within his opponents rose to the top. And because Alawites are of the same sect as Esed, it's an offshoot of Shia Islam, they dominated the top ranks of the military and intelligence.