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2014-05-21 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Tartus in Syria, a Supplier of 'Martyrs' for Assad

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-05-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Corrected:

"They have ~~taken advantage of~~ pointed out the ~~confessional discourse of~~ killings of Alawites by ~~certain Islamist~~ all rebel groups ~~who~~ whether or not they talk about fighting the Nusayris (a derogatory term for Alawites) to promote Alawite recruitment," he said.

"They fight to the end, ~~convinced~~ because of the reality of massacres of Alawites that it's either Bashar or the end of the Alawites."

Ultimately, non-Sunni Arabs in Syria fight for the same reasons the Russians fought the Germans - the choice was between resistance and certain death.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2014-05-21 23:03|| 2014-05-21 23:03|| Front Page Top

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