Fearful of a spillover of sectarian troubles from both Iraq and Lebanon into Syria, an officially secular country with an equally combustible sectarian mix, Syrian authorities have grown increasingly intolerant of jihadists.

ECONOMIST: Syria and Lebanon

Though we encountered plenty of Turks who drink during our travels, our guide worried about how this would play out in the future in a country that, while officially secular, has a population that is 98% Muslim.

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