eli5: Why is Assad family still ruling Syria since years now? even after all those wars and conflicts in syria, No one was able to harm him

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eli5: Why is Assad family still ruling Syria since years now? even after all those wars and conflicts in syria, No one was able to harm him

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Because a lot of the people fighting Assad are religious fundamentalists and Assad is a secularist who protected minorities (Shia Muslims) from the Sunni Muslims. So while lots of people don’t want a dictator he is better than the alternative.

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