Syria's Assad keeps support among minority group

December 23, 2012 4:04 PM

In his attempt to remain in power, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has cultivated the support of minority groups within his ethnically divided country. Elizabeth Palmer visited one Sweida, a town in southern Syria where that policy is at work.

Syria's Assad cultivates support from minorities

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