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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Asad : (Make trouble) US : "Make it double" Russia : "How about triple ?" Turkey : "Quad ? Any chances"
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Trying to understand Syria is like trying to understand INCEPTION on the first watch
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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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most importantly, millions of people lost everything they had... their sense of life… their loved ones…
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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’m Lebanese and I can’t believe what my Syrian brothers are going through, Stay strong Syria from Lebanon 🇱🇧❤️🇸🇾
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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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It's more complex than game of thrones
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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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As a syrian this is exactly what happened and iam sad to see my country shattered 💔
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And they say Infinity War was the most ambitious crossover.
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In 2050: History teacher: What did the League of Nations and UN have in common? Students: Both of them were made to prevent wars, and both of them failed
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It breaks my heart to see children dying
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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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this is really useful and it also helps to understand what has been going on in syria