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Sectarian Strife in City Bodes Ill for All of Syria
(New York Times) Anthony Shadid - As it descends into sectarian hatred, Homs has emerged as a chilling window on what civil war in Syria could look like, as a spokesman for the Syrian opposition last week called the killings and kidnappings on both sides "a perilous threat to the revolution." In Homs, Syria's third-largest city, the majority is Sunni Muslim, with sizable minorities of Christians and Alawites. Residents say Alawites wear Christian crosses to avoid being abducted or killed when passing through the most restive Sunni neighborhoods.