Syria Alawite activists caught in the middle

Syrians have taken to the streets every Friday for a year, calling for reforms and an end to Assad’s rule [Reuters] Journalist Nir Rosen recently spent two months in Syria. As well as meeting members of various communities across the country – supporters of the country’s rulers and of the opposition alike – he spent time with armed resistance groups in Homs, Idlib, Deraa, and Damascus suburbs. He