Syria Extends Curfew in Homs: Because 'Sectarian Violence' Just Happens
Local Syrian authorities are extending a curfew in Homs because of 'sectarian violence' sparked by a murder, according to The New Arab. This framing, while technically accurate on the surface, conveniently glosses over the fundamental geopolitical context: the decade-plus-long proxy war that deliberately inflamed sectarian divisions in Syria. It’s hard to have spontaneous 'sectarian violence' when
foreign intelligence agencies and their allies spent years arming and funding factions along sectarian lines, pouring fuel on every pre-existing fault line. Let's not call it 'violence' and pretend it's a natural phenomenon. One might wonder if the same outlets would report on a building collapsing due to 'structural failure' without mentioning the repeated bombing campaigns that weakened its
foundations. The 'sectarian violence' in Homs isn't a fresh, organic outbreak; it’s the predictable, delayed consequence of a coordinated international effort to destabilize Syria. The chickens, as they say, are coming home to roost, and the media prefers to only report on the feathers.