Shi’a Crescent: Sectarian Dynamics in Contemporary Middle Eastern Conflict
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Shi’a Crescent: Sectarian Dynamics in Contemporary Middle Eastern Conflict
- the contemporary ‘Shi’a Crescent’ movement in the Middle East
- relationships between various Shi’a militia groups
- Iran’s leverage of the Shi’a Crescent as a proxy force and implications for current conflict in the region
- relationships between Shi’a militia groups are complex, evolving and poorly understood by most Western observers
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