Author: Haid N. Haid & Bente Scheller

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (photo: Reuters)

The civil war in Syria

When minorities become pawns in a power game

The Assad clan is exploiting the multi-religious composition of Syria and holding its minorities in a fatal grip of dependency. By Haid N. Haid and Bente SchellerMore

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