Syria's civil war is increasingly seen as stoking a regional conflict based on religious differences. But don't forget about political motives, analysts say.
Since the US imposed strict sanctions 18 months ago, Iran's economy has been in free fall: Oil revenues dropped by 50 percent, the local currency has lost as much as 2/3 of its val
Syria's civil war is increasingly seen as stoking a regional conflict based on religious differences. But don't forget about political motives, analysts say.
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Syria's minority Christians under threat from extremist Muslim rebels
GlobalPost
December 25, 2013
Once a safe haven for Middle Eastern Christians, Syria has become a place where Christians are targeted for kidnapping and murder.
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Bahrain: 30 days in jail for one tweet
GlobalPost
March 18, 2013
Human rights activist Sayed Yousif al-Muhafdha had a month to reflect on his country's uprising.
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It's Salafist vs. Salafist in Syria's civil war
GlobalPost
December 18, 2013
Ultra-conservative Muslims — like the rest of Syria — are divided about the appropriate role of violence in a war marked by religious divisions.
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Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia keep the protest movement alive
GlobalPost
March 18, 2013
Though illegal in the kingdom, open dissent is alive and well in Qatif.
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Assad's divide-and-conquer strategy proving effective against Syrian rebels
GlobalPost
December 18, 2013
US-supported rebels are losing ground to both ultra-conservative Islamist rebels and the Assad regime.
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Conflict & Justice
Sunni and Shia divided in Iraq, the land of Cain and Abel
GlobalPost
March 18, 2013
How the US invasion of Iraq unleashed a chain reaction of sectarian violence.
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What it means to call the bombing of Iran's embassy in Beirut 'sectarian violence'
GlobalPost
November 21, 2013
Syria's civil war is increasingly seen as stoking a regional conflict based on religious differences. But don't forget about political motives, analysts say.
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US finds Sunni-Shia rift difficult to navigate
GlobalPost
March 18, 2013
From Iraq to Syria, what might look like domestic conflicts are often proxy battles in a much larger war.
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Do Lebanon's Taif Accords offer lessons for Syrian peace?
GlobalPost
August 02, 2013
With a skyrocketing death toll and neither side willing to negotiate peace, Syria might to well to look at how its neighbor solved its own civil war.
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Saudi youth fighting against Assad regime in Syria
GlobalPost
March 13, 2013
GlobalPost has learned that hundreds of young Saudis are flocking to Syria in a 'holy war' against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.