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Do the Massacres in Bayda and Banyas Portend Ethnic Cleansing to Create an Alawite State? by Joshua Landis, Syria Comment, May 13, 2013 This question is taken up in two thoughtful articles by Hassan Hassan and Michael Young. Hassan Hassan argues that “sectarian cleansing is not being conducted for the purpose of establishing a potential […]http://joshualandis.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/banias-latakia-450x490.png