They are in the middle. They know that the government is not helping them, but at the same time they are afraid of the opposition. I have been hearing stories about how, when the dead bodies come to the villages of the Alawites, all the village starts to curse Bashar Al Assad and curse his government because he's not protecting them and they are sacrificing themselves for someone who is not making any efforts.
Wanafahamu kuwa serikali haiwasaidii, lakini wakati huohuo wanaogopa upinzani. Nimesikia jinsi miili ya wafu inavyokuja kwenye vijiji vya watu wa Alawite, kijiji chote kinaanza kulaani Bashar Al Assad na kuilaani serikali yake kwa sababu hawakingi na wanajidhabihu kwa ajili ya mtu ambaye hafanyi jitihada zozote.