Syrian Civil War 1.4

Part 4 of our series on the Syrian civil war focuses on the history of the Alawites, a bizarre and minor Islamic sect that spent most of its 1100 year history being oppressed (and beheaded) by the Sunni majority - until Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite, became the President of Syria in 1970. They were originally [...] The post Syrian Civil War 1.4 appeared first on The BS Filter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices