After bloody struggles, the Sunni became (and remain) the majority sect.
( ( After ( bloody struggles ) ) ( , ( ( the Sunni ) ( ( ( became ( -LRB- ( and ( remain -RRB- ) ) ) ) ( ( the majority ) sect ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN After) (NP (JJ bloody) (NNS struggles))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NNP Sunni)) (VP (VBD became) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (CC and) (VP (VBP remain)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN majority)) (ADJP (JJ sect)))) (. .)))
The Sunni were not the majority sect before violent conflict took place.
( ( The Sunni ) ( ( ( ( were not ) ( the ( majority sect ) ) ) ( before ( ( violent conflict ) ( took place ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NNP Sunni)) (VP (VBD were) (RB not) (NP (DT the) (NN majority) (NN sect)) (SBAR (IN before) (S (NP (JJ violent) (NN conflict)) (VP (VBD took) (NP (NN place)))))) (. .)))