Who’s fighting whom in Syria?

Bill Webster/The Washington Post

The Alawites (12 percent of Syria’s population)


Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is struggling to maintain power as many of the country’s Sunnis have joined the rebellion and even as some members of his own Alawite sect are turning against him, as the Washington Post’s Liz Sly reported.
How many religious sects are there in Syria, and what do they all want?

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