Sunday, July 14, 2013

Taliban Moving into Syrian Conflict

The Taliban are setting up shop in Syria to take the fight to its Shia minority regime:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23285245

As you know, the Taliban with their Wahabbi leanings don't like Shia very much, and are eager to fight more of Iran's allies. This problem will get worse as American forces pull out of Afghanistan, effectively ceding the country to a Taliban resurgence by default - at least in the South.

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