The Middle East Is Being Divided Along Sectarian Lines
*Syria, like Iraq And Lebanon, Is On Path Toward Sectarian Split -- McClatchy News* DARKUSH, Syria — The men from the last Alawite family in the northern Syrian town of Darkush have been kidnapped twice. The Saleh men were fortunate both times: They were released by rebels who’d suspected them of being agents for the government of President Bashar Assad. Their good fortune wasn’t shared by the rest of the Alawites who used to live here. They’ve all left, a pattern that’s been repeated across Syria and mirrors the demographic changes that war brought to its neighbors, Iraq and L... more »
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