(snicker)
A machiavellian person would organize a Middle East soccer cup... Syria vs Turkey.. just like happened between Egypt and Algeria back then.. nearly started a war if Libya had not been separating their borders...
Well, bear in mind, N. Syria is not all Muslim. In fact within the Kurd community and the Syriac community it is a minority.
Among N,. Syrian Kurds there may be a division on religious basis something like 1/3 atheist, 1/3 Muslim (may be less) and 1/4 Christian (possibly more). Remainder Ezidi.
Turkey is probably 98% Muslim (many in name only). Those who admit other than Muslim are seriously disadvantaged by the government.
Iraq was 95% Muslim (75% Sunni, 25% Shia division), possibly 5% Christian, Ezidi or Atheist.
Iran is very hard to get numbers for, but the Muslim percentage is very high.
A recent report by a NGO in Syria has stated that in the past 4 years there have been 21,000 Christian converts. Have not seen source documentation. Syriac Christians have been in N. Syria a long time. So I’m convinced the Christian population is grossly understated in Syria.