Syrian Volcano; Turkey's other Headache, Alevis
Do not open the Syrian 'Pandora's box', Iraq is still burning.
While posted at Amman (Jordan) in 1989-92, the author motored up to Damascus a few times .He found the Syrian immigration officials at the border very friendly, both during entry and exit. They insisted on serving tea or coffee, even during Ramadan, while the visa formalities took but a few minutes. The author noticed that Turkeys' province of Hatay (Antakya –old Antioch) was shown in the maps on the wall within Syrian borders.
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