iraq and syria were the two sides in the syrian conflict.
iraq and syria were the two sides in the syrian conflict.
who are the two sides in the syrian conflict?
iraq
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the syrian conflict which began in 2011 when clashes began between the assad government and opposition forces has had a profound effect on sectarian dynamics within lebanon. in november 2013, the united states institute of peace published a peace brief in which joseph bahout assesses how the syrian crisis has influenced lebanon’s sectarian and political dynamics. bahout argues that the syrian turmoil is intensifying sunni-shia tensions on two levels: “symbolic and identity-based on the one hand, and geopolitical or interest based, on the other hand." syria’s conflict has profoundly changed mechanisms of inter-sectarian mobilization in lebanon: interest-based and “political” modes of mobilization are being transformed into identity-based and “religious” modes. bahout notes that this shift is likely due to how these communities are increasingly perceiving themselves as defending not only their share of resources and power, but also their very survival. as the conflict grows more intense, the more the sectarian competition is internalized and viewed as a zero-sum game. perceptions of existential threat exist among both the shiite and sunni communities throughout lebanon: the continuation of the syrian conflict will likely increase these perceptions over time and cause terrorism.
sectarianism