Shiites and Sunnis: The Danger of Major War from Syria to Pakistan

... [12] . Any serious antagonisms between Islamic denominations constitute a threat to our country, a fortiori, when the war in Syria adds more fuel to the smoldering fire of interfaith conflicts. Therefore, the equidistant position shaped by President Vladimir Putin appears quite reasonable and indisputably correct: “Moscow is not interested in plunging into intra-Islamic conflicts, involving Sunnis, Shiites, Alawites, etc.” [13] At the same time, the Russian authorities and security forces should not underestimate ...