![Syria and the Shi’ite Pincer](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/assadnew.jpg)
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People remove a picture of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in the northeastern provincial capital of Raqqa after it was captured by rebel fighters. (R)
![Syria and the Shi’ite Pincer](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/assadnew.jpg)
People remove a picture of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in the northeastern provincial capital of Raqqa after it was captured by rebel fighters. (R)