Syria remains in the throes of a civil war, and there are reports indicating that Assad may be trying to carve out an Alawite sector of the country, essentially engaging in ethnic cleansing so that the Alawite minority can retain control over some geographical portion of Syria. They point to an increasing trend of sectarian attacks.
I don't think Assad's thinking about retaining just part of
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Concerns Mounting Over Possible Balkanization of Syria
Posted on 08:10 by Unknown
Posted in Bashar al-Assad, diplomacy, foreign policy, Hama rules, Hizbullah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Syrian National Council, Turkey, war crimes
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