Exclusion Strategy and Sectarianization of the Idlib Governorate in Syria
Sahtout, R; Bakkour, S
Date: 17 October 2022
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Siyasat Arabia
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Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies
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Abstract
The splitting, renaming and merging of factions can lead to the start of new rivalries,
or in some cases, end existing ones. A new faction may inherit the original faction's
previous rivalries with other groups, and if a faction name change results in a total
restructure, it may signal the end of the rivalry. However, this was not ...
The splitting, renaming and merging of factions can lead to the start of new rivalries,
or in some cases, end existing ones. A new faction may inherit the original faction's
previous rivalries with other groups, and if a faction name change results in a total
restructure, it may signal the end of the rivalry. However, this was not the case when
Jabhat al-Nusra renamed itself Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, and later Tahrir al-Sham. It
was considered a 'cosmetic' and superficial change because it did not develop a
new structure. This article will shed light on exclusionary politics and the political
ramifications of sectarianism caused by certain jihadist movements, such as Jabhat
al-Nusra (presently known as Tahrir al-Sham), enabling us to analyse its practices,
especially towards minorities, and sectarian ideologies present in Idlib, and which
ultimately led to the expulsion of many who fled outside the governorate. The article
also calls attention to the roles of regional and international powers in Idlib against
the backdrop of opposition factions, and their physical and ideological influence on
Islamist forces that frequently facilitated displacement within and outside the city.
Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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