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In this Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 file photo, a Syrian boy shouts slogans against the regime in front of a flag of the armed Islamic opposition group, the Nusra front, during a demonstration in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. (AP/ Manu Brabo)


Opinion: Of Extremism and Counter-extremism

Opinion: Of Extremism and Counter-extremism

by | Jul 25, 2013 | Opinion

Within days of each other, both France and Britain moved away from their initial enthusiasm to arm the Syrian opposition, adopting the US stance on the issue under the pretext of “the growing influence of Takfirist groups” among the rebel forces fighting against the...