Sectarian Bloodletting or Last Gasp of a Dying Regime
The “fog of war” has settled over the ongoing clashes and the truth probably lies somewhere in between. Most Western media outlets have painted the events through a lens of sectarian reprisal killings, but some on social media have challenged this narrative. I hope to write something more substantive about the history of sectarianism in the Levant later this week, but in the meantime I would like to share a couple of social media posts to demonstrate the competing narratives floating around X/Twitter where many analysts like to pontificate.
Tracking the Political Transition in Syria
What lies next for Syria is impossible to predict, but it won’t stop many from trying. Revolutions and regime-changes are volatile capable of transforming in ways we can’t imagine.However, I’m not without my own reservations. Syria’s future likely rests not only in its new leaders but also in the international community and its response (sanctions relief is absolutely necessary). Rather than attempt to write my own thoughts on the current events in Syria, I would just like to share links to some of the most best reporting on what has happened and is happening in Syria now.
Israel’s Endgame in the Golan
On 8 DEC, the Israeli Defense Force entered a demilitarized portion of Syrian territory abutting the Occupied Golan Heights violating a 1974 agreement between Syria and Israel prompting questions about what is Israel’s end goal.