Assad und die Alawiten

Serious Black, Freitag, 11. Februar 2022, 09:50 (vor 1015 Tagen) @ Serious Black

The story of Khizam is not unique: It is representative of a subset of Alawite sheikhs who not only supported the regime in 2011 but also took up arms and mobilized to repress the uprising. Their anxieties as minority religious leaders impelled them to commit violence they may have believed was defensive in nature, on the basis that it would prevent future violence against their sect. This anticipatory or preemptive violence became a self-fulfilling prophecy; indeed it radicalized many victims and their communities and ultimately drew retributive violence. After 11 long years of conflict, the failure of this approach is clear to all: There have been no winners, in any sect.

https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-specter-of-sectarian-violence-in-syria/