Comments on: Syrian insurgency front lines http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/syrian-insurgency-front-lines.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 07:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/syrian-insurgency-front-lines.html#comment-1513304 Mister44 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177289#comment-1513304 This goes to show how complex Syria is. Even with the Gov. over thrown, the various forces will probably end up fighting one another in civil war to see who seizes power. This goes to show how complex Syria is. Even with the Gov. over thrown, the various forces will probably end up fighting one another in civil war to see who seizes power.

]]> By: chenille http://boingboing.net/2012/08/20/syrian-insurgency-front-lines.html#comment-1513140 chenille Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177289#comment-1513140 This genuinely does shed some light on things. For those having trouble with the second image, which I found a little small, the general correlations are: Kurds – 'rebel-held' zone Alawites –  regime supportive area Christians –  'rebel-held' zone Alawites – regime supportive area Shia –  'rebel-held' zone in patches Sunni – 'rebel-held' zone in the very south Druze – regime supportive area This is in order from north to south, curving along the western margin of the country. This genuinely does shed some light on things. For those having trouble with the second image, which I found a little small, the general correlations are:

Kurds – ‘rebel-held’ zone
Alawites –  regime supportive area
Christians –  ‘rebel-held’ zone
Alawites – regime supportive area
Shia –  ‘rebel-held’ zone in patches
Sunni – ‘rebel-held’ zone in the very south
Druze – regime supportive area

This is in order from north to south, curving along the western margin of the country.

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