# Syria disintegrates, it threatens the entire Middle East. The outside world needs to act before it is too late

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1. 17 hrsThe Economist ‏@TheEconomist

   As Syria disintegrates, it threatens the entire Middle East. The outside world needs to act before it is too late http://econ.st/157KnIz 

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   The death of a country

   AFTER the first world war Syria was hacked from the carcass of the Ottoman empire. After the second, it won its independence. After the fighting that is raging today...

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2. 15 minsArwa Damon ‏@arwaCNN

   How Islamists are gaining ground in Syria - http://CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/21/world/meast/syria-nusra-front-rise/index.html …

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   How Islamists are gaining ground in Syria

   Hard-line Islamist groups like the Nusra Front are becoming more popular in Syria.

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3. 26 mins68Siddharth ‏@svaradarajan

   Syria’s breakup is a Levantine norm, depressing oped by Rami Khoury: "We are (cont) http://tl.gd/l4o068 

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