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A short history of Syria, in maps
In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...
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Syria’s Factions Explained in a Map
The stunning fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad in Syria thrusts several rebel groups ... Sunni Muslim-led entity created after World War I. The sects were often set against each other by the ...