in recent months, there have been signs of infighting within Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s crony clan and growing resentment among Alawites, many of whom belong to the military and state security apparatus and upon whose support Assad’s power rest...
Three close friends living together in the same apartment (or five in the same house, say) are a household, even though they might belong to three/five different families. Wikt says “Legal or culturally determined unit of people living together.” Note that three roommates don’t necessarily...