Has the War in Syria Failed?

[@warographics643]

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[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

I see you have not yet made a video of the bizarre Israeli behaviour of soldiers proudly documenting their own war crimes upon Palestinians for almost 12 months now. Please rectify this lapse in coverage and inform us as to what they are doing and what its implications are, especially in warfare and civilian suffering moving forward. Thankyou.

[@erasmus_locke]

Born too late to deploy to the middle east Born too early to deploy to the middle east Born too just in time to deploy to the middle east

[@Powersnufkin]

How about you stay out of other peoples countries for once hmm?

[@matthewmiller6568]

​@@Powersnufkinmaybe those countries shouldn't commit genocide then

[@Goobywoobygoo]

@@matthewmiller6568what are you talking about, America isn’t going to war against Israel?

[@Jenna_Tolls_]

@@Powersnufkinone thing I what’s being up doing people saying this is last time we decided not to interfere in foreign affairs WW2 happened

[@cheap272]

Other countries would do the exact same thing if they had the political or military power😂 or im sure the UK would absolutely never try to benefit its own agenda given the chance

[@AhmadLad]

Thank you Simon and team for always shedding light on the suffering of the Syrian people. I hope no one goes through what we went through.

[@chrisakaschulbus4903]

But there's also the reality of hoping being about as effective as crossing your fingers. Sure... i hope, pray and wish. Bank account still looks the same...

[@Jennyeq]

Yes - thankfully the worst seems to be well beyond now though. Glad Syrians can now be remigrated back home and europe can start getting back to normal again too.

[@AhmadLad]

@@chrisakaschulbus4903 I’m just expressing a sentiment here. Sudan, Myanmar, Yemen and many other are going through the same thing, unfortunately.

[@hongkongfuxksingapore5881]

🤮syrian叙利亚

[@MrCooper83]

I think people in the EU are hoping the same. They dont want to be targeted by crazy muslims who illegally went to Europe.

[@samikun9328]

I think the Warographics logo fit the theme better color wise

[@jackstamford9937]

Yeah you're not alone why did it need changing?

[@RouandSido]

I've been living in Syria since 1979. I've been in the middle of all these turmoils and luckily survived, and struggling to recover. It is hard I'd say, very hard, and for many, it was devastating. watching this from the outside is not live threatening, but still painful.

[@hongkongfuxksingapore5881]

🤣

[@christopherfritz3840]

Your English is remarkable. I'm an American. I watched a movie(?) recently that depicted the plight of a family stuck in their apartment close to the fighting. Harrowing. Syria seems a far away from my life here as the planet Mars.

[@anikol8019]

@@christopherfritz3840He’s probably not actually in Syria, youtube is blocked there

[@YousefChalar]

I grew up in Homs, Syria in a majority assad supporting neighborhood. I studied in public schools and sadly i was brainwashed at the beginning to believe that those people who were rising up against the regime’s injustices were terrorists or beneficiaries of war. Only after i moved to the United States where i started doing my own research and listening to the opposite viewpoints is when i came to my senses and realized how brainwashed i was. I used to be very politically active (pro assad) and even used to make videos to spread what i thought was the truth but turned out to be misinformation. I’ve lost so many family members and friends to this conflict and haven’t been allowed back into my home country because of the mandatory draft. I kept my channel with all its pro regime stuff just as a reminder for myself of how i was brainwashed. It’s sort of my way of keeping myself humble and a reminder to always keep an open mind on different topics and to always seek the truth. Thank you for sharing this video and for all the videos that you make, even tho i do disagree with certain perspectives on other topics but you’re still one of the more informative channels and i love that you try to be as an unbiased as you can be.

[@bryantkoester7825]

I respect you good sir.

[@quillo2747]

Go home. Fight for your country.

[@تاريخالرومان]

@@quillo2747 His country is the US now.

[@YousefChalar]

@@quillo2747 not that it’s any of your business or that i owe you or anyone any explanation but i migrated to the US legally. I pay my taxes and am a good citizen who doesn’t break the law and i would say i assimilated pretty well. And as that fellow said, this is my home now. So respectfully gtfo:)

[@replynotificationsdisabled]

@@تاريخالرومان well then his whole comment should be deleted.

[@apmarcus]

The last time I was this early it was Warographics

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:25 - Mid roll ads 3:50 - Chapter 1 - The situation on the ground 8:30 - Chapter 2 - The war in 2024 13:05 - Chapter 3 - Analysis, was the war a success ? 15:30 - Chapter 4 - Failures of the syrian civil war 20:15 - Chapter 5 - A failure in accountability

[@Royce16727]

Thank you for covering the forgotten conflicts.

[@deathbeforedishonor9012]

Best geopolitics Channel there is.

[@a1i_yasen]

its so sad to be a Syrian learning "networking/coding" while at war/bombs/earthquakes/hi prices/no electricity plus people killing each others for not good reasons Iv spend too much time trying to escape until i quit anyway tanx for the light

[@morrigan191]

I want a series of videos on each Arab Spring uprising and how each country are doing

[@omar168]

Apparently the fruit vendor was slapped in the face by a police officer. That insult set him off

[@Silver_Prussian]

Imagine being God and showing the food vendor all the chaos, death, misery and destruction that erupted all over the middle east because of his actions.

[@majdalmohanna3038]

thanks for talking about what we went through 🙏

[@ShishigamiLP]

That was the fastest recommendation ever. 25 sec ago.

[@jamesdarley8656]

Fantastic channel! You definitely appear to try and present an non bias overview which is RARE Please please please stay on the Myanmar conflict! My wife is Burmese and we wait in anticipation for your Myanmar coverage!

[@jimp8400]

Thank you

[@chrisakaschulbus4903]

This channel is perfect for downward social comparison. My day was total crap, but comparing it to that makes it all seem better.

[@thegreatpugtato1823]

I do love listening to the channel every morning while I clean and such. Thanks Simon and Co!

[@Evemeister12]

Depends on who you're asking the question too. If it's directed at the US military industrial complex then the war's been fantastic. For everyone else the war's been devastating.

[@bryantkoester7825]

This going to be a painful, difficult, yet cathartic period of humanity. Do what you must with love people.

[@Isgonesomewhere]

1:56 damn, I remember this footage. "The ladder of death" Some called it.

[@Post-r9v]

Weird how we care about some people but not others. Some, don't matter at all.

[@anthonyjh02]

In God all man are created equal. In man’s world some are more equal than others.

[@disalazarg]

Not weird at all; that's how it's always worked for our species in recorded history.

[@zbrojarçek]

@@Post-r9v Don't say "we" like you're representative of us all, comrade.

[@laughingoutloud5742]

This is heartbreaking 💔

[@WillyBluefield]

In the deepest sense, every war fails the moment it begins.

[@g.d.mcfetridge6046]

That is brilliant, but with the exception of a very few, no one will get it.

[@UmQasaann]

No Assad won while the FSA lost

[@WillyBluefield]

@@g.d.mcfetridge6046 Thank you, but remember, one domino tips into the next.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

War is the failure of diplomacy...

[@moabd7575]

but this war was extraordinary useless

[@JudeEbraheem]

Thank you for always remembering syria and its people not only as terrorists but also as humans who are suffering

[@abumajhool145]

We, the youth of Syria work outside Syria to feed our families, otherwise they'd starve, and even if we could return we would end up conscripted.

[@Anklebreaker9]

Same brother. Inshallah we will become free and sovereign ppl like our great ancestors

[@abumajhool145]

@@Anklebreaker9 insha'Allah

[@CL_Hat]

You have to go back.

[@bagsmohess]

Maybe you shouldn't have been Islamic fundamentalists

[@abumajhool145]

@@CL_Hat For my family to starve? No thanks

[@Zoom15000]

Iran are playing an important role in more and more global conflicts. You did a video on Iran's military not long ago, but - while they aren't yet on a level to challenge the US, China or Russia in conflict - I think Iran are growing as a global player and are doing so somewhat under the radar. I think they are being seriously underestimated by most people and it's something I think people need to be more aware of.

[@wyldhowl2821]

Iran is a big country, and capable of helping some allies regionally, but I would not overstate it. Their armed forces have their hands full just trying to keep their own regime from being chucked out, and have many other commitments to allies besides that, which do not always go well. They have audacity and experience on their side, but the domestic situation is not great, and they are still unable to definitively protect their own airspace. If their regime were not so militant and impatient, they might buy themselves time to catch up technologically, but they are easily provoked into acting beyond the realistic scope of their capabilities. Their foes (the US, Saudis, Israelis) have no intention of de-escalating the regional situation or easing back on sanctions, because conflict suits them & justifies more openly aggressive reactions.

[@Zoom15000]

@@wyldhowl2821 I agree with what you're saying regarding Iran's capabilities, and I certainly don't think they are a global power; I just think there are a combination of factors in play that mean Iran's potential is being overlooked. They are building friendships with people who are themselves growing in strength, and making inroads with people who are opposed to the West, while western governments and societies have become fat and timid with our own perceived strength and security. It's easy to dismiss Iran right now, but I remember in the 2000s most people dismissing North Korea's chances of building a nuke for decades. I remember people laughing at Elon Musk and SpaceX after their early failures and saying they would never get to space. People often fail to consider where the path is leading, and only see what is right in front of them. I just think the direction of travel is worrying.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Perun made a better video on the topic. Simply put, Iran is not a powerful country BUT disrupting the status quo through proxies and secret weapons delivery is INFINITELY CHEAPER than trying to match the US head on...

[@Varangoi]

9:14 I might be wrong but i think Tell Rifaat (in the north-west) is also administered under Rojava

[@Peeoto]

Ahhh right, just when I thought that Myanmar recent civil war is sooo “deja-vu”

[@martint8986]

Simoms a VR fan eh, Simon you need a wadrobe at the studio, switched backgrounds for the channels but wearing the same top 😉

[@benhunter6194]

Are they still at war? Then no the war is neither lost nor won.

[@kratosboy5557]

Realistically if We invaded Syria it’d probably just be another Iraq, Libya, to a Lesser extent Egypt

[@pennymayphilip9646]

Who is 'We' (what country)?

[@kratosboy5557]

@@pennymayphilip9646 the Western Nations (Excluding Ireland and Switzerland who typically stay neutral)

[@davidrossa4125]

And why should „we“ do that? What is in it for „us“?

[@moabd7575]

@@davidrossa4125 you could say that about most of US interventions

[@JojoJoget]

The West is in Syria, tf you talkin about IF?

[@jugz9130]

0:25 what did you saaaayyy😂😂😂

[@adamvolf6146]

Is that Megamind at 5:07?

[@Wright1331]

3:47 skip the trash ad

[@josephgabel4366]

You need a green screen and make the background when your talking a warzone or sum. Would be cool.

[@yamannourie7197]

As a Syrian, I can tell you your video doesn't paint a true full pictue, I know your intentions are good but here are some misconceptions you presented in your video: 1. The civil war didn't start in March of 2011, there were peaceful protists at that time. It slowly descended to a civil war somewhere in July of 2011. 2. ISIS is in no way or form Sunni, it's a terrorist organization that represents only itself. 3. Bashar was pushing for normalization when he attended the first Arab League summit, he kinda successed as in making a joke out of himself, but what's more humiliating is in the second summit they didn't allow him to give a speach. 4. Al nusra faction didn't get illuminated, it just rebranded to Jabhet Tahrir Al-sham, and it still controls Idlib to this day. 5. The number of deaths are vastly understated by the UN, we don't have exact figure but it's probably upwards of 2 million people. 6. Assad's regime used chemical weapons in more than one occasion, the last use of them was in 2017.

[@timothydalton6109]

Yeah i get that its an overview of 13 years of war and not everything CAN be covered.. but it was very lacking, Youre right. I'm not convonced about Assads use of ChemWeapons though. Its very suspicious that it was always just as the SAA was making good battlefield gains, and "coincidently" just as the US under the Obama Admin warned "if Assad uses chemical weapons, we will deploy troops to Syria". Then what, Assad goes, "hmm everything is going well.. so long as I dont do this one thing, ill be okay. If i do that one thing, I'll face certain destruction.." *proceeds to do the one thing against civillians with not tactical advantage at all* Unironically a false flag perpertrated by (probably) US agents to deploy into Syria(it even got to thr poont it was voted on in congress but thankfully defeated). Further backed by not so veiled comments to a journalist from an FSA leader not long after the attacks, saying " give us weapons or else ill release damning evidence". Low and behold the FSA gets a US weapons shipment 2 weeks later

[@noamkt1]

This is the issue with a lot of these channel. While they may give a basic overview everything in the Middle East is so complex that they can't and don't ever give the full background or all the information. They also don't seem to fully be unbiased which doesn't help when choosing which information to share and which not to share

[@RifndjsklljuwhdnchAfacnxla]

wow why icj is not after assad for 10 years? why havent his regime is a gxide regime?

[@noamkt1]

@@RifndjsklljuwhdnchAfacnxla Because they aren't Jew's therefore people don't care

[@americafirst3738]

The "chemical" weapon attack by Assad was nonsense, it has been disproven since the propaganda was first spewed

[@joshuafrimpong244]

Yes. See you next video

[@skyper8779]

3:57 The uprising officially started on 15 March 2011, the 'war' started many months later.

[@Daald-r2q]

Then what about all the people killed by the protesters

[@DanLocke-u7x]

Yes. Yes, is the answer.

[@mace085]

It was always a failure because we should never have gone in

[@ryansauchuk7290]

When did the west go in to Syria besides a half assed attempt to train some democratic resistance forces that immediately surrendered to Isis? It was russia that went in and saved the regime along with the now nutless haznoballaahsaah

[@Anklebreaker9]

they didnt even go in they shouldve after obamas disgraceful red line fake promise after assad gassed his ppl.

[@samankucher5117]

6:26 the thing is those sunnies are not united out of those sunnies 25% are kurds 10% are sunni nomad arab tribes that dont like arabs from the west of the country and 40% are west northern arabs that are disjointed local groups the rest of those sunnies are supporters of assad.

[@Kevin-vc3jf]

new establishment approved term = "irregular migrant"

[@oskar6661]

If you want a genuine chuckle...during my time on the border, Hillary Clinton tried to force our agency to use the term 'undocumented traveler'....as if millions of illegal immigrants were just out on a hike and accidentally walked into the U.S. without documents. Ya know, purely accidental.

[@Su_yt]

No human is irregular bigot!

[@southwestedc]

Not new and means something distinct.

[@folkishappalachian6827]

​@southwestedc just a new form of Jewish subversion Open borders for Israel when?

[@zbrojarçek]

People have a right to free movement, Kevin; doubly so for displaced people. Not everyone had the benefit of their mom getting knocked up in a peaceful place like you did.

[@VagrancYeN]

Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Yes, it has.

[@twirlyturd4364]

Brought to you by the united evil states

[@Erik_Ice_Fang]

Syria has had about as messy and complicated a civil war as you can get. And as far as I am concerned, Assad is my #1 living candidate for dictators that shouldn't have gotten away but did.

[@mramaretto114]

Why, he navigated trough this messy shit, honestly did the opposition in any form or other even had one single better candidate?

[@Erik_Ice_Fang]

@@mramaretto114 Assad used Nerve gas on his own citizens, thats why. I can't think of too many things that would make a person any less qualified to lead a country

[@Anklebreaker9]

@@mramaretto114 the opposition had many many candidates that were far better but unfortunately were martyred or pushed out. the opposition was pummelled by 3 foreign superpowers who absolutely did not want a sovereign syria for their strategic interest. Iran, Russia and USA. the latter sabotaging and backstabing the opposition. Now these foreign powers got exactly what they wanted. A syria with a puppet leader who is so weak he cant even walk in his home town without a brigade patrolling the streets and foreign militias that outpower the criminal syrian army.

[@Truth4thetrue]

​@@mramaretto114I could go out now in the streets of my ruined city which was bombed to oblivion by Assad and Russia and find rats and dogs that are better candidates than him

[@BIGDADDUI]

he shouldn't have been the successor to that madman

[@golmgolm]

Timber Sycamore is the name of US operation in Syria. Strangely, the sponsors of the insurrection are almost never named

[@kyosokutai]

Usually because they try to be anonymous, or there are none. Color revolutions are a conspiracy theory because they do not *work* .

[@seanbinkley7363]

Yes, and that's because no one really won...

[@joshuafrimpong244]

Technically the president did by surviving

[@seanbinkley7363]

@@joshuafrimpong244 And he still hasn’t won because he still doesn’t control all of his own country’s territory. This is what I mean even if he survived his regime is so much weaker and smaller compared to what he inherit from his father.

[@joshuafrimpong244]

@@seanbinkley7363 true, but he lived. Seeing how others turned out, it could have been worse

[@Laplata-r9n]

​@@joshuafrimpong244 HAHAHAHAH cry about it, zogbot

[@Laplata-r9n]

​@@joshuafrimpong244syria is free, baathist and independent

[@Stygianduck]

Will you cover the Tunisian revolution? Also the current state?

[@yazanjondi8289]

You make a good attempt at understanding the Syrian conflict but your video contains inaccuracies. Iran did not ‘send’ Hezbollah to Syria, Hezbollah and Syria have a decades-long relationship where Syria was Hezbollah’s primary supporter. Syria supplied Hezbollah with most of their missiles and weapons in the 2006 war with Israel. Iran is not the only country which influences Hezbollah. Second, Turkey and the Gulf states didn’t back the rebels because they’re “sunni countries”. Turkey is actually a secularly-governed country, and politicians don’t act out of religious motivations - they act in their interests. Religion is not a factor behind closed-doors. These countries supported the rebels because it was in their geopolitical interests to do so.

[@Peeoto]

Ahh yes, Turkey, the country where politician don’t act out of religious motive. Just Erdogan forcing central bank to cut rate because “islamic finance”

[@96wtfomg]

Dude buys into the "Alawites control Syria" theory. Not to be taken too seriously.

[@yazanjondi8289]

your comment is too stupid to formulate a response to.

[@96wtfomg]

@@yazanjondi8289 What, you think Alawites control Syria also?

[@twirlyturd4364]

This is why they lied about chemical weapons, from saying oh it’s sarin gas with no proof then saying oh actually they used chlorine and people bought it hook line and sinker despite the clearly orchestrated videos were doctors are touching patients who were supposedly exposed to sarin even tho if they did they would be exposed due to dermal toxicity, I hope Syria kicks out the US and get the 1/3 of territory that belongs to them back all they have done is cause instability support evil organisations like IS both indirectly and directly, the whole goal is the end of Assad and instability just like Libya don’t be fools they couldn’t care less about these countries

[@KaloyanKasabov]

Weird how Russia defended Syria, but didn't do jack for Armenia. An actual member of the CSTO

[@Silver_Prussian]

Armenia tried to trag the entire CSTO to defend it in order to get nagorno karabach it be like if poland were to attack russia first then russia pushes into poland and then poland crying for help from other members because its border have been crossed by russian troops.

[@Free_Muslim_Unlike_Slaves]

russia defended syria ? or its regime ? btw there are 5 militaries in syria and even israel bombs syria almost every day

[@thelivingzombie8403]

Are you the guy from "today I found out"

[@Abduladilosman]

People do not realize that ongoing war in Sudan is a direct result of Arab spring

[@skemberry]

All wars are failures

[@samankucher5117]

yes to the sides that are fighting but not to everyone else who usually make good money selling weapons and buying the materials in the territories of the warring factions for cheep .

[@MK384]

When I hear people in the US talking about going to Civil war if Donald Trump loses the election, I point them to the Syrian civil war and say " can you survive that? "

[@حياةحزينة-ق4ش]

You forgot to mention Syria is the only country without a Central Banking system.

[@Needzaname]

SOMEONE please tell me where all the Good Samaritan protestors of the Gaza war for the people of Syria. That was a true genocide. Assad flew helicopters above the city and randomly dropped barrel bombs deliberately targeting the entire city. MORE than 10 times the people were killed which means probably 50 times injured. Why didn’t anyone seem to care about these innocent people? It doesn’t seem genuine. Do people think when Muslims kill Muslims it’s forgivable? I get so frustrated every time I see a protestor to Gaza and not mention the atrocities in Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Chadd, Mali, Burkino Faso, and the list goes on. They only mention Gaza because of Israel. If they really care, they would mention these as well.

[@Goobywoobygoo]

Your nose is showing rabbi… but please keep making things up.

[@BirukHaile-jn3oc]

They mention Gaza because the Westirn wold can do sth abbot it. They cant do about syria

[@elijahtiemens5532]

Are US taxpayers funding Assad’s barrel bombs? Are US planes defending Syrian airspace against those who would fight on the rebel’s behalf? Is the US stonewalling any effort to pressure the Syrian government through the UN?

[@Anklebreaker9]

@@Goobywoobygoo shia spotted, opinion ultra rejected

[@Bubbaist]

I’ve never heard of AIPAC or any similar pro-Israel groups talking about Syria, Sudan, Burkina Faso, etc. unless it relates directly to Israel. And when a bomb kills three Israelis and all the western media focuses of that, I never hear the pro-Israel people saying, “why are you focusing on us when so many more people are dying in Sudan?” I’m not saying the pro-Arab side is any better, but they’re no worse in that regard.

[@afungusamungus2860]

It's the American Spring that I'm looking foreword to, not long now...

[@0816M3RC]

@@afungusamungus2860 Keep dreaming.

[@engine4403]

Rojava might not last forever but its people have and will continue to

[@AnalytiQN]

Finally someone is showing today’s Middle East from the lens of the Arab spring

[@roger4273]

His name will be remembered Gen Issam Zahreddine. 1961 to 2017

[@alabaster0953]

Fought isis and won against all odds

[@noahLogue-x5l]

Simon gives me actual news without too much of a bias.😊

[@ctlspl]

That poor lad dying ultimately lead to Germany being overrun by millions of Arabs. Crazy, how stuff goes.

[@gutsfromberk]

Yes

[@theliato3809]

In hindset it’s kinda expected. Too many were invested in the conflcit

[@randyklepetko6394]

What is failure regarding the Syrian war? The way I remember it, we decided not to get involved. That red line Obama wouldn't cross. It could be considered that the current state of Syria a success, if you decide to percieve the situation in such a way. The regieme never fell, but was put back into the stone age.

[@timothydalton6109]

"ReHavah" "RuKahhh" 😭😭😭 ffs

[@Crustaceannationrepresentative]

Mate he's British, you really expect him to get every word in that god forsaken language perfect?

[@timothydalton6109]

@@Crustaceannationrepresentative nigga im British. They aint hard words (also two different languages)

[@timothydalton6109]

​@@Crustaceannationrepresentative nigga I'm British and Simon here seems to have taken it upon himself to invent entirely new ways of pronouncing (butchering) those names places 😂 Ignoring that Raqqah would be arabic and Rojava from (Kurmançi) Kurdish, its not even that "oh! He didnt do a glottal 'Q'!! 😠😠" its like is someone pronounced New York "Naw EiOrk" its just wrong, extra, and funny with a hint of nerve grateing that leaves me saying; "how...?"

[@Jandy1.0]

​​@@Crustaceannationrepresentative The British accent needs to be forsaken too

[@dr.sweetchat6769]

2:10 ...what is that dude with long hair doing?

[@theawesomeman9821]

May peace come to Syria

[@twirlyturd4364]

It won’t whilst the US occupies 1/3 of the country

[@theawesomeman9821]

@@twirlyturd4364 there are few Americans actually operating there so I would not say America is occupying the country. And they are aiding the pro-democracy rebels in liberating Syria.

[@immylon4608]

Well about russian fighter and equipment, I think its too early to make any kind of conclusive judge. I remember the day people saying cope cage is useless and now we see abrams wearing that exact cope cage. And old aircraft like SU-27 and Mig-31 still provides long range bombing campaign despite the prescence of PATRIOT systems. While It is true there are systems like terminator, which seems like an actual flop, and low production number of SU-57 is genuinely problematic, with ongoing war and propaganda from both side, we cant tell for sure.

[@samikun9328]

Sup homies

[@deviouspirate1374]

Cant Mossad the Assad.

[@BirukHaile-jn3oc]

Criminally early

[@raymondmartin6737]

Oscar Levant. 😮

[@andrewosborn1451]

Dumb question. The entire Arab Spring failed.

[@larsongame4120]

Will also mention for the part between 11:20 and 12:10 (ish) that Northwest Syria is still partially controlled by HTS, an Al Qaeda linked group

[@96wtfomg]

Implying Alawites control Syria just because Bashar is an alawite proves me you don't really know Syria. You just did some online research.

[@Daald-r2q]

Wait untill he hears that the prime minister and most of the minsters are actually Sunnis

[@gidi3250]

​@@Daald-r2qwell, Simon did state that most ministers and high ranking soldiers are just like Bashar, alawite, making it sound like while some of the military defected that due to them (leadership and ministers) being "alawites" they remained loyal and kept him in power.

[@Daald-r2q]

​​​@@gidi3250this might be true for the military, but the political positions were mostly always Sunnis which created a sort of balance. As for the defections it's just extremists that defected while moderate Sunnis stayed with the SAA, because the "peaceful" protesters did some really fked up things to anyone who wasn't Sunni, if you want I can list them with videos to back it up. Edit: I don't support either side they are both bad, but having lived through it and seen what they did, I feel disgusted every time I hear "freedom fighters" or "peaceful protesters"

[@knightthezero]

Is this even a question?

[@512TheWolf512]

how is this even a question? bashar al asad is still alive, of course it failed.

[@Goobywoobygoo]

Who must go?

[@Laplata-r9n]

@@Goobywoobygoo "ass-ACK!"

[@BirukHaile-jn3oc]

It succeeded because Bashar the lion is still alive.

[@Anklebreaker9]

@@Goobywoobygoour mutah mother must

[@zbrojarçek]

​@@BirukHaile-jn3oc"Bashar the Lion" LMAO. I needed that laugh after a long day. Your lion is the Assad back-up son. He's only in power to begin with because the better brother died.

[@nathanz8208]

How do you fail a war 💀

[@jamesb6102]

Lighting yourself on fire because you're mad at your government seems pretty stupid

[@antob2986]

wagner pmc took aleppo

[@randyboisa6367]

🤣

[@josvercaemer264]

if you want to win , a war is not a good endeavour. only losers

[@ryansauchuk7290]

Tell that to Azerbaijan when they got their territory back in a 24 hrs blitz

[@vojtapergl858]

Syria failed perioid. The whole country failed. The country used to be/still is beautiful and the average people are very friendly and nice. I would like to visit Syria in the future, if the situation gets better. My dad was there before a lot of the problems and really liked it. Also have a friend from there and she is so nice and so is her familly.

[@margoat123]

weird way to say ur a assadist

[@Laplata-r9n]

@@margoat123 seething liberal

[@chadimirputin2282]

​​@@margoat123Iraq, Syria, Libya were safe countries before western influence in said countries, they are what now??

[@alexanderloya9022]

⁠@@chadimirputin2282they were only safe if you didn’t criticize their autocratic leaders. Now they are countries ravaged by political rivalries, militaries, and false stories about how they are safe

[@RiderNight1]

Western Point of view. Nothing else in this video

[@Silver_Prussian]

1:03 when you are sondesperate for support you need to make up stuff that you yourself would laught at.

[@deluxeonyoutube2973]

Middle east Myanmar

[@NoMoreANiceGuy1930]

Terrorists ruined my country 💔

[@patrickdegenaar9495]

The problem has always been "who replaces Assad"?

[@margoat123]

free syria

[@multiyapples]

I just want peace and freedom in Syria. Is that too much to ask?

[@kakashihatake8017]

❤

[@flaneurpainter]

I thought like 1m Syrians came to Europe in 2015

[@The13thRonin]

No guys... You don't understand... All cultures are equal... No... No... No... Don't use your brain... Just feel like they're equal.

[@rasimanmurdjito8874]

Israel and syria iraq war update!

[@JustJake77]

To many ads

[@samankucher5117]

the moment the Syrian opposition started becoming stooges of Turkey and the Muslims brotherhood i realized that uprising is dead .....

[@Daald-r2q]

It was like that from the beginning

[@samankucher5117]

@@Daald-r2q not really it was a diverse range of people and ideas that was slowly replaced by Islamists. the rule of thumb in civil wars is who ever has the most internal suport wins unless if the partys involved has external support..... and the external support was from Turkey and qatar and Saudi Arabia.

[@Daald-r2q]

@@samankucher5117 then why couldn't it get the support of the minorities, maybe in the beginning there were some people who actually wanted to make a difference but they were really few, and it can't get suddenly replaced by Islamists if the Islamists weren't already the leading group

[@samankucher5117]

@@Daald-r2q Israeles and the Chinese say the same thing about there ugygher and Palestinians and they do have many that work with the government for money would you say Palestinians and ugugers are ok with israil and china ?

[@Daald-r2q]

@@samankucher5117 you know what just watch a video called "Syria: not a revolution" it has all the evidence you need to know it was never "peaceful" protests

[@gavinjohn6534]

Calling Max Blumenthal a "journalist" is one hell of a stretch there Simon...

[@Silver_Prussian]

Calling Simon a researcher also is yet millions watch the slop he makes. Most of the claims he makes are from msm media articles with no valid sources or secondary sources, bias and unproven clams from NGOs who all of us know very well who they serve and where their funding comes from

[@nikolabubanoski4392]

Every war is a failure.

[@falsealias2046]

Remember before the War but during the Libya civil war, Al-Assad said that his country would never devolve into civil unrest because his country doesn’t associate with the rest. Wasn’t even a month later that things went to hell