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Drought Sparked Syria's Conflict, Will Impact Entire Region
 [Israel Times] A parched Syria turned to war, scholar says, and Egypt may be next: Prof. Arnon Sofer sets out the link between drought, Assad's civil war, and the wider strains in the Middle East; Jordan and Gazoo are also in deep trouble, he warnsSome look at the upheaval in Syria through a religious lens. The Sunni and Shia factions, battling for supremacy in the Middle East, have locked horns in the heart of the Levant, where the Shia-affiliated Alawite sect has ruled a majority Sunni nation for decades. Some see it through a social prism. As they did in Tunis with Muhammad Bouazizi -- an honest man who couldn't make an honest living in this corruption-ridden part of the world -- the social protests that sparked the war in Syria started in the poor and disenfranchised parts of the country. Posted by: trailing wife 2013-05-12 |
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