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June 26, 2012

The Civil War in the Syrian Opposition

Tyler Golson, The New Republic

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Washington's largely hands-off approach to the Syria crisis has so far been greatly assisted by the Syrian public's broad rejection of the hardcore Islamist rebels. But there's no telling how much longer America's strategic interests and the Syrian people's sympathies will remain in sync.

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TAGGED: Islamists, Free Syrian Army, Syria

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