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Nizar Mohamad

Nizar Mohamad

Nizar Mohamad is a Toronto-based independent Middle East analyst who specializes in Syrian politics and security. Mohamad has previously worked  on Canada’s Syrian refugee project.

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As Discontent Grows in Syria, Assad Struggles to Retain Support of Alawites

As Discontent Grows in Syria, Assad Struggles to Retain Support of Alawites

Wildfires spread across western Syria in September and October, devastating large swaths of the countryside. Though Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rushed to mollify the Alawite community with pledges and photo ops, these fires represent the latest in a cascade of “loyalist” grievances to which his regime appears unable to coherently respond.