Washington: Throughout the 14 years of the Syrian civil war, Bashar al-Assad’s regime has, to some extent and somewhat misleadingly, presented the protection of the country’s minorities as a justification for its continued rule. According to this narrative, the regime was the only bulwark protecting religious minorities against the opposition groups fighting it, most of which were Islamist in orientation, and was […]
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Washington: Throughout the 14 years of the Syrian civil war, Bashar al-Assad’s regime has, to some extent and somewhat misleadingly, presented the protection of the country’s minorities as a justification for its continued rule. According to this narrative, the regime was the only bulwark protecting religious minorities against the opposition groups fighting it, most of which were Islamist in orientation, and was […]