OPINIONOPINION, Three years of conflict in SyriaKeeping the Syrian state intact entails powersharing among all its constituent groups.
![The conflict has intensified sectarian divides in Syria, but it is not a confessional war, writes the author [AFP/Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014314111846389580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
