Iran, Iraq , Syria , Lebanon , it seems the Shias may well
take over the middle east.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/20/syrian-hezbollah-troops-advance-qusair
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Syrian and Hezbollah troops have pushed deep into the strategic border
town of Qusair after a ferocious artillery and mortar blitz that is
thought to have killed more than 50 residents and laid bare the
Lebanese militia's direct support for the Assad regime.
The battle for the town, which lies at a crucial junction between
Damascus and Homs, is believed to be edging in favour of loyalist
forces who had hammered rebel-held areas with overwhelming firepower
before launching a much-anticipated advance late on Saturday.