Question: are syria sunni or shia?
Answer: The Sunni Muslims make up the majority of Muslims in the country (60% of Syria's total population). The Alawites are the predominant non-Sunni group (11% of the country's population), followed by Shia Ismailis (3%) and orthodox Shia Twelvers (2%). There are also some Kurdish and Turkmen Alevi in northern Syria.