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  • The VICE Guide to Syria

    We have put together this guide in an attempt to condense the facts gleaned from thousands of pages of reference books, biographies, religious texts, firsthand accounts, reports, and other information that have informed "The Syria Issue." We could’ve included dozens of additional entries, but in our opinion the topics we cover here are the most important for you to begin to understand the complexities of the conflict. Full story

    2012 Nov 5 VICE Staff Travel
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  • Road to Ruin

    The roots of the conflict in Syria stretch back centuries—namely to the battle between the Sunni Muslim majority and a mystical-Shia sect known as the Alawites. This timeline provides some context to the recent bloodletting and its supremely convoluted backstory. Full story

    2012 Nov 6 VICE Staff Stuff
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