https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/24/how-to-save-syria-from-al-qaeda/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:24:48 -0400<![CDATA[Stopping jihadis from taking over Syria could represent the only common goal between Syria’s ruling Alawites and the secular Sunni rebels. Shiite-related Alawites rightly fear an al Qaeda-like triumph in Syria as the worst possible outcome. There can be no doubt in their minds that Sunni extremists would make the mass killing of Alawites their number one priority. The secular leaders of the Syrian rebels, clustered in the exile group known as the Syrian National Council, also must worry about the extremist threat they themselves would face if the Assad government fell now. Remember, most Syrian Sunnis don’t have a history of religious radicalism. They don’t want rule by shari’a law any more than the Alawites do.]]>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:00:04 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/24/how-to-save-syria-from-al-qaeda-n100410