For Syrias new rulers, Sunni clans hold the key to stability
Renewed clashesbetween Syrian security forces and Kurdish fightersin the Aleppo region are a reminder ofthevolatilecommunal andsectarian tensions that continue to roil the country more than a year after the fall of theAssaddynasty.
The latest violence follows weeks of deadly clashes last summerpitting Bedouin tribesmen against Druze militiasin the countrys south, and after themassacre of Alawite civiliansin their