Tents, erected on the Syrian side of the border with Israel, are seen from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A century after Britain and France secretly mapped out a Middle East they would control upon defeating the Ottomans in World War One, its borders have been blurred by sectarian bloodshed - and some in the region see opportunity in the chaos.
These include Israelis or Kurds who seek to carve out their own turf, and Arab nationalists or Islamists nursing rancour at Western imperialism. Though diffuse in terms of their clout and aims, they pose a headache for today's global crisis managers.
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