UPDATE: 20/07/2012 - BASHAR AL-ASSAD - BLAST - SECTARIAN VIOLENCE - SECURITY - SHIITE - SUNNI - SYRIA - UNREST
Will the Syrian 'endgame' stall in an Alawite holdout?
As rebels advance in the Syrian capital of Damascus, embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could retreat to the area around the coastal city of Latakia, the heartland of his minority Alawite sect. But is this holdout sustainable in the long run?
Leela JACINTO (text)
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http://www.france24.com/en/20120720-syria-endgame-stall-alawite-holdout-bashar-assad-latakia-shiite-sunni-muslim