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Weekend Reading: El Shazly, Liberated Syria, and War Drums?

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By experts and staff

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  • Steven A. CookCFR Expert
    Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies

Zeinobia posts a documentary on Lieutenant General Saad el Shazly, a hero of the October 1973 War. [In Arabic-but even if you don’t speak Arabic, it’s worth eight minutes of your time.]

Ilhan Tanir writes firsthand on the efforts of Syrian towns to self-govern after driving out regime forces.

Michael Koplow argues that there won’t be a war between Turkey and Syria.