“Our existence does not depend on the survival of the Syrian regime. Yet we could be hurt and there might be sectarian strife [if Assad falls].”Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Adam Schreck, “Iraqi Shiite fighters’ Syria role raises tensions,” Associated Press, June 10, 2013, http://bigstory.ap.org/article/iraqi-shiite-fighters-syria-role-raises-tensions.