What is the role of the Sunni/Shia split in the current political situation in the Middle East?

by Wagsmytag
LuxNocte

This subreddit has an embargo on current events that makes this question difficult to answer, but there have been a number of threads about the split between Sunni or Shia.

Searocksandtrees

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