Inside Syria’s sectarian cauldron: A kidnapping triggers a cascade of violence
Summary
A blood-soaked week illustrates the perils and challenges faced by the young government.
For three days last week, Osama Bshnak Radwan and his family cowered in their townhouse as rockets, artillery and bullets pulverized their Syrian enclave. Then, five armed men in military fatigues arrived at their gate.
“Come out, Druze! Come out, you dogs!" the men shouted, according to Radwan, whose family belongs to the Druze religious minority that lives along Syria’s southern border.
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