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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...
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For a crash course on Syria's geopolitical, cultural, and religious complexities read "The VICE Guide to Syria."

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Click through to the next page for more on the Damascus Spring, Bashar's rise to power, and countrywide rebellion. Or view the whole guide in a single page.

For a crash course on Syria's geopolitical, cultural, and religious complexities read "The VICE Guide to Syria."

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For a crash course on Syria's geopolitical, cultural, and religious complexities read "The VICE Guide to Syria."

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