A Proxy War in Syria.

The article looks at the Syrian Civil War as of November 2013. Topics include the doctrine of Salafism, a fundamentalist interpretation of Sunni Islam, and the sectarian tensions between the different confessions in Syria. Other topics include the various armed groups that participate in the rebellion against the Syrian regime including the Free Syrian Army and the Jabhat al-Nusra, and the military potential of the regular Syrian army.