DiscoverOn the Middle East with Amberin ZamanFrench academic Fabrice Balanche: Syria's Islamist leader wants to make example of Alawites
French academic Fabrice Balanche: Syria's Islamist leader wants to make example of Alawites

French academic Fabrice Balanche: Syria's Islamist leader wants to make example of Alawites

Update: 2025-03-13
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The wave of sectarian violence that gripped Syria last week has marred the image of the country's new Islamist president, Ahmad al-Sharaa.

Could the government have done more to prevent it? French academic Fabrice Balanche says it absolutely could have.

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French academic Fabrice Balanche: Syria's Islamist leader wants to make example of Alawites

French academic Fabrice Balanche: Syria's Islamist leader wants to make example of Alawites