Sectarian Violence in Syria’s Homs Exposes Dangerous Fault Lines Threatening Regional Stability

The recent murder of a Bedouin husband and wife in Syria's Homs province is far more than an isolated tragedy; it is a stark reminder of the persistent sectarian fault lines tearing apart a nation critical to Middle Eastern stability. Found brutally slain with disturbing evidence of sectarian hatred, including incendiary slogans scrawled at the crime scene, this attack signals an alarming effort to ignite further discord. Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, is a mosaic of Sunni, Shiite, Alawite, and Christian communities. Historically volatile but relatively calm since President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster from parts of the city, these killings have now...