Turkish Alawite activists express support for Assad in Antakya

(Zaman Alwasl)-  Turkish Alawite activists on Monday have organized a march to express their support for Syrian regime in Hatay’s capital.

The march has been arranged by members of ’Turkish Alawite youth to combat Terrorism and Takfiris’ movement.

Signs, slogans and chants were praising Bashar Assad and his steadfast against Islamists , activists said.

Alawite activists are vocal in their support of Assad in Antakya, throwing their weight behind the Syrian regime.  

While the Alawites of Syria may not be monolithic in their support of their fellow Alawite President Bashar Assad, the dictator can find near unanimous backing among members of the sect across the border in a region that is part of Turkey, according to Time Magazine.