Damascus Chaos Strikes Fear In Assad's Alawite Bastion -- Chicago Tribune/Reuters
TARTOUS, Syria (Reuters) - Sunbathing and drinking at bars, men and women lived in a bubble on Syria's Mediterranean coast. They refused to believe their country was collapsing into chaos. Until now.
A stunning bomb attack in Syria's capital this week that killed four from President Bashar al-Assad's inner circle has shaken the faith of Alawite supporters in his ability to stave off an armed rebellion that has now encroached on Damascus.
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Update: Syria's Alawite Refuge -- Katie Paul, Foreign Affairs
My Comment: For this community .... they must now realize that after a year and a half of bloodshed, murder, and brutal suppression .... the era of having one of their own rule Syria is coming to an end. The key question that they are asking now is .... will they be blamed for what the Assad regime has done to Syria.
Update: Syria: Five Reasons Why There Won’t Be An Alawite State – Analysis -- Eurasia review
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