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As the Syrian war enters its second decade, a new demography in Syria that significantly differs in terms of sectarian and ethnic backgrounds appears. It is clear that the majority of the conflict's casualities are Sunnis who form around 76% of the Syrian population. The Syrian government, dominated by the Alawite minority, which is 11% of the Syrian population, used lethal weapons, weapons of mass destruction, discriminatory legislations and more importantly the 'siege and starve' strategy to depopulate, forcibly evacuate and cleanse whole areas in the Syrian territory. This resulted in the displacement of around 13 million Syrians comprising more than half of the total population. Some of the evacuated areas started to be reinhabited by foreign militia of Shia backgrounds supported by Iran. With Iran being its primary ally, the Syrian government has created new charachteristics of the Syrian nationality, nationals and population. It also perpetuated a protractable conflict for the millions of refugees who appear to have no possible means to return to their homes. This phenomena raise legal question about the nature of this crime, and whether it is within the borders of ethnic cleansing or not.