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Syrian and Lebanese Minority Sects Prepare for Post-al Assad Syria

Jan 22, 2013 | 11:30 GMT

Syrian and Lebanese Minority Sects Prepare for Post-Al Assad Syria
The scene of a car bomb explosion in the Jaramana suburb of Damascus on Nov. 28, 2012

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Summary

Though divisions persist within and between the various Syrian minority sects, a power vacuum in Syria will drive Alawites, Druze, Kurds and Christians to collaborate in the face of a broader Sunni threat. Recent moves by Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt suggest the region's minorities are quietly preparing their respective strategies for a post-al Assad Syria.

Some level of coordination can be expected....

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