Analysis On The Role That Sunni - Shiite Apocalyptic Prophecies Are Having In Driving The Syrian Civil War

Residents wait to receive food aid distributed by Al-Wafaa campaign at the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, south of Damascus April 1, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Rame Alsayed

Apocalyptic Prophecies Drive Both Sides To Syrian Battle For End Of Time -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Conflict in Syria kills hundreds of thousands of people and spreads unrest across the Middle East. Iranian forces battle anti-Shi'ite fighters in Damascus, and the region braces for an ultimate showdown.

If the scenario sounds familiar to an anxious world watching Syria's devastating civil war, it resonates even more with Sunni and Shi'ite fighters on the frontlines - who believe it was all foretold in 7th Century prophecies.

From the first outbreak of the crisis in the southern city of Deraa to apocalyptic forecasts of a Middle East soaked in blood, many combatants on both sides of the conflict say its path was set 1,400 years ago in the sayings of the Prophet Mohammad and his followers.

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My Comment: So much for the Arab Spring bringing an era of peace, freedom, and prosperity.Instead .... it is bringing the worse of the Sunni - Shiite apocalyptic prophecies, and Syria is ground zero.