Syria's war: Who is fighting and why
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Published 2017-04-07
After four-plus years of fighting, Syria's war has killed at least hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions. And, though it started as a civil war, it's become much more than that. It's a proxy war that has divided much of the Middle East, and has drawn in both Russia and the United States. To understand how Syria got to this place, it helps to start at the beginning and watch it unfold:
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All Comments (21)
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You know the war is complicated when the rebels’ rebels get attacked by rebels
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But between all those powerful people, innocent civilians are suffering for no reason.
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'' when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers '' - African Proverb
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“In a war there are neither good or bad, but certainly innocents”
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Vox, it's time you should make new video about the current situation in Syria
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most importantly, millions of people lost everything they had... their sense of life… their loved ones…
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Trying to understand Syria is like trying to understand INCEPTION on the first watch
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I’m Lebanese and I can’t believe what my Syrian brothers are going through, Stay strong Syria from Lebanon 🇱🇧❤️🇸🇾
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Asad : (Make trouble) US : "Make it double" Russia : "How about triple ?" Turkey : "Quad ? Any chances"
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I am from Syria, I lived in the war for 3 years and my relatives and my family died.😔💔
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i literally just watched a kid crying because 40 of his family members died, and now i’m watching this. human ego is really the key to human destruction.
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I am a Syrian living in South Asia and I cannot stop my tears when I look at the condition of my country. Most of my family members are still struggling for there life there and I cannot do anything for them.💔
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It's more complex than game of thrones
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It breaks my heart to see children dying
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And they say Infinity War was the most ambitious crossover.
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As a syrian this is exactly what happened and iam sad to see my country shattered 💔
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It's so easy to get caught up in the politics and then forget this is many people's day to day reality living in this war zone that has destroyed their life and country. Breaks my heart.
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I feel so bad for all the citizens who are struggling through all of these problems.
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So it's like that one scene in The Office where everyone got the finger gun pointed at each other
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2023, syrian here and still in syria.. No water no enough money like salary for 2days only,no electricity only one hour a day, yea..my life is wasted
