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In the Land of Cain and Abel
Fighting in Syria shifts as sectarian divisions intensify
Tracey Shelton
The war in Syria is increasingly defined along the lines of a Shia regime backed by fellow Shia in Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah versus a Sunni opposition backed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and a reluctant array of Western powers, including the United States. full story
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