Sects and balances: a violent flare-up in Syria
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Horrifying attacks on Alawites, the sect of deposed leader Bashar al-Assad, throw into question the power—or the will—of Ahmed al-Sharaa, the country’s leader, to maintain peace. For the first time in decades it now makes more sense to pay off a mortgage early (10:36). And high-end satellite data, once the preserve only of spies, could soon be available to all (16:19).
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