Understanding Syria’s Emerging Insurgency
By Brian Carter
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The new Syrian interim government faces a nascent insurgency across the country. The most organized insurgents are Alawites in the coastal areas. These Alawites are likely supported by Hezbollah smuggling networks, given these networks’ overlapping activities around the Lebanon-Syria border.[1] A combination of sectarian fears and a desire to restore Alawite-led, Assad-era political and economic power structures motivates the Alawite insurgency.[2] Other insurgent cells exist throughout the country as well and may strengthen in the coming months, particula...
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