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With international powers staking their claims in the Syrian quest to end the bloody rule of dictator Bashar al-Assad, there is growing concern the internal conflict may drag the entire region into the quagmire of war.
Assad’s tenuous reign of terror is continuing with tacit backing from Iran and Russia, all while Western powers and the Arab League simultaneously condemn and sanction the regime.
Meantime, the regional balance of power has already been disrupted by the Arab Spring, the American withdrawal from Iraq and Iran’s aggressive nuclear ambitions.
“The potential is there to see regional intervention and …
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