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.
Nimekuwa nikisikia habari za kwa vipi, na lini miili ya watu waliokufa ilivyoletwa katika vijiji vya watu wa Alawite, vijiji vyote vikaanza kumlaani Bashar Al Assad na Serikali yake kwa kuwa hawezi kuwalinda na wanajitolea kwa mtu asiyeweka juhudi yoyote.