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to the Alawi faith, angering the secular ruling Baath Party in Syria. Whether true or not, the rumours caused friction with the majority Sunni population.
233:, involved in all kinds of mafia-style violence and corruption. Al-Murtada was banned by Hafez al-Assad in 1983. On the other hand, shabiha still exists.
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