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May 11, 2012

USA Today: Christians in Syria live in uneasy alliance with Assad, Alawites

by Stephen Starr and S. Akminas
USA Today

Hani Sarhan is a Christian who says none of his relatives works with the regime of Bashar Assad or has anything to do with it.

"But what we heard from (the protesters) at the beginning of this revolution saying, 'Christians to Beirut, Alawites to the coffin,' started us thinking about the real aim of this revolution," he said. "So from this point of view, fearing for my life, I declared my support for President Assad."

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