How The Al-Assad Family Came To Dominate Syria | Syria Documentary

[@HikmaHistory]

Can you see the Al-Assad being toppled from power anytime soon? And if so, how? Making of the Modern Middle East Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLiPhmAD3I2JxEOPIea4qqAwOdn3axtWRf

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

He may not get toppled but he will have to stand before God and pay for his crimes in the afterlife.

[@zxera9702]

Arabs talking about Saddam"based..Arab hero...may Allah bless him" Arabs talking about Assad "EVILL...MAY ALLAH CURSE HIM..MONSTER"

[@McVaySwifty]

With a weakened Russia it becomes more likely

[@mustafaali3333-q1m]

No you can’t Mossad the Assad

[@aseemawad4294]

It is deeply disappointing to hear American talking points from this channel. "Dissent", "Rising against Dictators" ends with destruction of state. The most important thing is a functional state apparatus. Don't buy the nonsense NATO is selling.

[@Megumi_Bandicoot]

We need the “Rise and Fall of the Al-Assad family” now.

[@jayseaandfriends]

Aint no way the Al-Assads got SunnyV2'd

[@samiamim4015]

Definitely!

[@droptableaccount1820]

Yes, a brutal but secular arab dictator being overthrown in favor of (totally not radical) islamists. Where have I seen this before. Surely it won't backfire.

[@briansergeant]

This time next year HBO will make a 6 part miniseries about the Assads like they did with “House of Saddam” two decades ago. Max will be finally launched in my country by then!

[@crazychicken8290]

yes

[@sauln3686]

Who is here because of recent developments in Syria?

[@m.dthedemon4076]

Me 😎

[@ryanatallah345]

Me too

[@saeedsouth8610]

me too

[@ryancwatson5349]

Me

[@missjewelz5076]

Me

[@laylaali5977]

I visited Syria couple of years before the civil war it was a beautiful and modern country it’s sad what happened to them

[@HikmaHistory]

Growing up, it was always on my bucket list. Really sad to see the state it's in now.

[@musamusashi]

Was not a civil war: was an attempt to overthrow a legitimate government with overwhelming popular support by foreign powers.

[@MBHpower1]

fully agree brother though I have not visted

[@mustafaalawad8348]

😔

[@thedog4499]

I am jealous of you seeing Syria back then.

[@jaop13]

In December 8th 2024, it all ended...

[@FarhaFarooq]

On my birthday, Alhamdulillah 🤲🏼🌅

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@FarhaFarooq It's my mom's birthday, too!

[@FarhaFarooq]

@@MatthewTheWanderer Happy Birthday to your mom!💫

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@FarhaFarooq Thanks and happy birthday to you, too!

[@FarhaFarooq]

@@MatthewTheWanderer Thank you!!

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

Syria will emerge from its conflict Love from Serbia 🇷🇸🇸🇾🇷🇸🇸🇾

[@fuliyaa]

Like cuckoslavia

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

@@fuliyaa ?

[@HAPPYMEGALO]

Hvala Kako si We still have Serbian embassador here greetings from Aleppo This video is mostly western propganda

[@DirtySanchez943]

Servia is about to fall apart soon as well lol Sore losers.

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

@@DirtySanchez943 ?

[@k_al]

Hi there! Loved the video, and as a Syrian myself I really enjoyed getting to know more about my country’s history without having that “ick” factor when the video presenter shows an overly biased tone and/or content, yours was very reasonable and I enjoyed it, however, I think the end of the video felt a little bit abrupt, and I would’ve loved to hear more about the present day or after effect that the Assad family has had on Syria and Syrian politics, maybe diving into how the Arab spring has launched an opposition unlike any other that the family has had to deal with and now it stands of a very intricate line of maintains foreign support from Iran and Russia and pleasing certain communities within Syria to retain control. Other than that I think you presented your information well and the script was nice!

[@HikmaHistory]

Thanks Kal! I would've liked to take Hafez's reign to the end but this vid is part of a wider series about the Middle East in the years 1939 to 1979ish so I was kinda compelled to end it there or thereabout.

[@Hayanomie]

The family hindered the opposition unlike any other by imprisoning thought leaders of the revolution while releasing islamist maniacs and letting them roam free.

[@Hayanomie]

Yassin Al Hajj Saleh, Syrian dissident communist imprisoned almost 20 years. Zahran Alloush, leader of Jaysh Al Islam released within 2 yrs.

[@robertmitchell8630]

The entire Islamic world would always be ruled by brute tyrants after all You can't question Allah???? You a slave to Allah? Sounds like the perfect religion to support tyranny

[@donHooligan]

@@Hayanomie far right zionists are making their move in USA. i am so glad you are alive and "free." (ish)

[@eyesoftomorrows]

I love the explanation about the family’s rise to power! I come from Lebanon, and my family was deeply involved within Lebanese politics. My grandfather knew Hafez Al-Assad, driving through checkpoints and was allowed through the military checkpoint due to how important he was. It was only recently when he started speaking about this, and he even has some photos with him meeting Hafez and other Lebanese politicians. Though I would like a better description about why the Cedar revolution started against Syria in the end of the video, other then that very well done!

[@HikmaHistory]

Great to hear you enjoyed the video and thank you for sharing!

[@aal-mouradi5642]

Likewise with my granpa, who was involved with hafez and then got jailed for 2 years and a saudi king bailed my grandpa out. Still we own so many properties in Syria today..most important thing is the Assad family are straight monsters and are inhumane. Nothing to be proud of when being associated with these dictators.

[@tbn1996]

At the end of the day he couldnt control the sunni majority and labeled everyone that was against him as a terrorist! Syria is full of prisons and torture camps!

[@U.K.N]

I feel like everyone in lebanon personally knows someone important 😂😂😂😂

[@mahnas92]

@@U.K.N it's a typical Lebanese thing to brag about something shallow like that 😅

[@Cheers358]

In short: coup, dictatorship, coup, dictatorship, coup, dictatorship all the time

[@russkayaimperiya4918]

Aka all of the Middle East and Africa

[@Subfightr]

@@russkayaimperiya4918 and anywhere almost anywhere American wants to install a more "US friendly" puppet of sorts.

[@russkayaimperiya4918]

@@Subfightr I’m Russian, i hate America more then most people in this world. By America i mean government, American people are irrelevant to me as they live a continent away. )

[@skeetrix5577]

thanks! now I don't have to watch the video now lol

[@bananabana6630]

Exactly. Anyone that doesn’t want absolute power and wants to be fair willingness to share the wealth with the people gets ASSASSINATED. It’s ironic that Great Britain ,France,Spain and the United States are always meddling with other nations 😢

[@taccus3990]

I've written my Master's Degree thesis on the topic and now you release the video, what a timing

[@HikmaHistory]

That's awesome!

[@peakedteaviews6927]

@Taccus - can you send me the thesis?

[@taccus3990]

@@peakedteaviews6927 I could certainly send it to you, but the problem is that it's written in italian.

[@peakedteaviews6927]

@@taccus3990 bigger problem - cant read Italian! I appreciate the reply tho friend thanks regardless

[@taccus3990]

@@peakedteaviews6927 no problem at all my friend. If I should ever translate it into english I would surely send it to you

[@Seth037]

Just wanted to take a second to say that I love your work! The way you weave together thoughtful historical analysis, temperate music, still images, and archival footage always impresses me. No stupid cartoons, no tense soundtracks, no snark, never over-the-top or blatantly biased. This is how it should be done, and it's why you're my favorite History KZbinr

[@MrHatski]

I like your channel mate, I do; but in this one you still haven't explained how the Assad's really maintained power, or how he managed to orchestrate a dynastic transfer to his son. Unless you've done that on another episode??

[@donHooligan]

he needs to go back further....to when Zionist Terrorists STOLE Palestinian Syria, and claimed they were actually the good guys....committing war crimes and human rights violations...cuz the Bible.

[@hi._.golgo137]

Yeah this video felt uncomplete

[@ABB-bw6tc]

Damascus was actually beautiful

[@PierreAllaire]

Still is

[@ilmfeed]

Who is here after Assad ran away?

[@shanexe]

Finally some historical depth content on Syria

[@enesamederel]

It's so heartbreaking to see that all the me countries are doomed from the start. Living in a country which its borders are set and drawn by foreigners and naming by them as a nation... Geez I felt lucky to be where I am

[@christophermarkee5445]

Better them than us We rise they fall let the chips fall where they may.

[@principal_optimism]

Just redraw the maps if they're so devastating. This old boohoo excuse about how the Europeans didn't draw the maps properly is stupid. There have been many years of independence and it only takes a few years to redraw them. If it really mattered, it would have been done.

[@OscarDirlwood]

@@principal_optimism The thing about these people, they will never shoulder any burden themselves. Arabs fight and kill each other over sectarian reasons, and if not that, tribal and clan reasons. If we drew the maps based on religion, we would have been accused of causing division. If we created on Arab state (something seriously considered under Pykes and Pycot) they still would have complained.

[@principal_optimism]

@@OscarDirlwood Yeah and they pretend like whatever borders existed before were somehow better or that their politicians would have done any better than the British. It's such a tired cliché at this point that we see the redrawing of their maps as almost a meme because of the various reactions to the positions of each line. While I kind of agree with you, I actually think it's naïve Westerners who buy into the narrative the most. White guilt or whatever you call it leads to some of the most unhinged behaviour.

[@enesamederel]

@@principal_optimism i think they're lack of political conciousness at the social level and having a longer state-run tradition unlike Turks and Persians. They always been ruled by non-arab powers coming from out of the region. They do not have experience the "self-rule" sufficiently. And maybe because of they did not war each other internally as europeans did to coming together and discuss and solve their problems eventually.

[@Sunsetaren]

Now make the sequel "How the Assad Family lost Syria?!". 😂

[@mistamycall]

They'll be back in 4 years. Just like Trump did. Believe that.

[@waffel7664]

​@@mistamycallwill Assad even it make a year before being assassinated?

[@syro5775]

Hafez Assad stabilised Syria and made it a powerful and an influential state in the arab world. Ever heard of the saying “no war without Egypt and no peace without Syria” Those who say that he played on sectarianism are usually a bunch of disgruntled sunnis who are just upset over the fact that he was an alawaite. Nothing else. The Syrian military and intelligence had PLENTY of powerful sunni generals and directors, but that doesn’t mean anything to the self-victimising population of Syria who for so long benefited from alienating minorities under and post-ottoman rule. The reason why plenty of minorities gravitated towards the army was due to the fact that Syria was a feudalistic country with the sunni aristocracy controlling EVERY aspect of the Syrian republic from economy to politics to lands. Entire states were owned by powerful families who happened to be sunni. Also Syria’s “democracy” was never truly a democracy when ethnic and religious minorities were excluded and unrepresented. The reason why many Syrian sunnis glorify that period is because it was dominated by sunnis and minorities were excluded. So much for “one people” aye

[@lmaozedong9185]

About what you said on the people who say he played on sectarianism is true.. especially when they tell you that while having Saddam Hussein as their profile picture when he did everything you can accuse Al Assad family of doing lol

[@syro5775]

@@lmaozedong9185 yeah exactly his only crime in their eye was being an alawite

[@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl]

@@syro5775 are you alawite yourself?

[@dragon888193ftw]

Syrian Sunni Muslims are 80% of Syria's population. They are the crushing majority. They should be the ones ruling the country, not some Alawite who's originally Iranian.

[@syro5775]

@@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl none of your business if i was

[@Hidfhjccbxcbhc]

I love your way of speaking English language clearly and smoothly. Amazing documentary. Thank you very much.

[@andreasgeorgopoulos3878]

So sad all the instability that has gone on in the region for decades specially Lebanon and more so Syria the last 10 years… Syria is basically destroyed. When I was back home In greece there was so many Syrian refugees I could hear Arabic spoken on the street in patra where I’m from almost as much as Greek … it was hard to watch because Greece has been economically devastated and destroyed since 2008 or maybe earlier so the country was not and is still not in the position to help these poor people greece couldn’t even help their own nationals for the longest…. And based off what my family tells me back home it’s gotten worse since Covid … I hope and pray the suffering people of the world find peace , happiness and prosperity god willing. 🙏🏼

[@IanJohnGonzales]

Its just greedy people wanting more control,wealth and power.

[@blueink1351]

What would be most relevant, is to explain how the minority of the Alawi ended up to lead Syria. In the beginning of the 20e century, the Syrian bourgeoisie was made of Arab Sunni and when modern army needed soldiers, Arab Sunni were reluctant to join. Those who join the army were those that belongs to the lowest social class of the population: The Alawi. They used to hold the lowest jobs, and were marginalised in the Syrian society. Slowly, they became the majority, within the army, and through "Coup d'Etat", then ended up at the head of the country, and here comes the Assad family. In that sense, Syria is the only Arab countries led by a religious minority. In fact, the rising Arab nationalist movement has strongly contributed to minimise this aspect of "religious minority". Hence, among the most activists within the Arab nationalism movement, are people coming from religious minorities, as the development of this ideology, which was competing with the islamism movement, allow them to be more integrated in the society. The collapse of the Arab nationalism and the return of political islam in the regional scene constitute a slow shift towards a new era that did not appear yet.

[@mikenogozones]

you are 100% correct, I actually did some filming in Syria, feel free to check out my Syria episodes on my channel

[@TraumaBurial143]

Just wrong

[@Noxcho-li8pn]

Cristians are minority in Lebanon but the president is Cristian

[@bongoman9578]

@@Noxcho-li8pn the president is always Christian in Lebanon. That is how it works. The president is Christian, the prime minister is Sunni and the speaker is shia

[@bak4371]

Bahrain majority Syiah but lead by sunni..

[@rdreidmehrabi]

Great work! thank you for producing these high-quality videos on this often mis-understood region

[@HikmaHistory]

Thanks Rene!

[@DanielGalimidi]

That's it? Nothing to say about Bashar Al-Assad gaining power after his father Hafez died? Nothing about the civil war?

[@DanielGalimidi]

@@Radknafeh I don't know how much this is sectarian propaganda channel or not. This is the first video I've seen and I haven't noticed any bias yet. But for a video that purports to be a documentary on how the Al-Assad family came to dominate Syria, there's a huge chunk missing.

[@allahstan4171]

Why it would be there?

[@DanielGalimidi]

@@allahstan4171 Because this video lays out how Hafez Al-Assad came to power and goes into some parts of the history of Syria. But it says nothing about his son, nothing about how being president of Syria became a hereditary position, and nothing about how even a civil war that's been going on for over a decade has managed to challenge their dominance.

[@KyleHUNK]

@@DanielGalimidi He also missed out the inspired by european fascism conveniently, assad is a fascist. Or how his father planned an ethnic cleansing of Jewish people in Israel resulting in the Six Days War that started the occupation of Palestinians, which was ongoing until 2005 for Gaza and still ongoing in the West Bank.

[@allahstan4171]

@@DanielGalimidi yes because the target of the video is before all of this

[@chris.fyourman2648]

Thanks for this. We live in a complex world and your informative and accessible channel are important.

[@MontecristotoValjean]

really enjoyed this. It's important people know about the (complex) history of the Middle Eastern world

[@shirleyhowley4721]

I remember Syria in the early 1970s we had a Syrian neighbour then and she told me about her country how unstable it was and dangerous !

[@marin1419]

Was this in US?

[@andrewworley4401]

Thanks for the video, love Syria.

[@williamwaite3989]

Only just came across this channel, but I’m very impressed! Great content!

[@HikmaHistory]

Thank you William!

[@JokeShinet]

I also think Syria also became a close ally of USSR and Iran which helped them survived to this day

[@matty6848]

Syria is practically a Iranian vassal state. It receives massive funding and military support from Iran. If Iran fell as a nation, Syria would also fall.

[@JokeShinet]

@@matty6848 what about Russia?

[@johnxina5126]

@@JokeShinet well Russia is right now involved in Ukraine and so is the West. I think right now the geopolitics of West Asia are more of Iran vs Turkey in Syria and Iran vs Saudi in Yemen. Both Russians snd Americans seem to have completely shiftes all focus to Ukraien and East Europe. Right now Iran is definitely Assad's most important ally

[@Arvy565]

exactly to this day

[@marvwatkins7029]

Excellent analysis and history. But is there a Part 2? We are left with an incomplete story.

[@StayBasedJesus]

I wish for a American free Syria 🇸🇾

[@TraumaBurial143]

Same, America just seems to ruin everything man.

[@StayBasedJesus]

@@TraumaBurial143 I understand many Arab people don’t like Bashar , but I think one day they will see that he is the better options then US “democracy” They have overthrowned over 50 countries since ww2, Syria was one of them 2011, or at least they tried and failed Al Humdullilah!

[@spaghettimon3851]

@@StayBasedJesus Can't Mossad the Assad! 😎🇸🇾

[@StayBasedJesus]

@@spaghettimon3851 hhhhh eei wallah !

[@donHooligan]

From the river to the sea... Palestine used to belong to Syria. ...until zionist terrorist stole it and occupied it.

[@HectorJohnnyKabagambe]

Thanks I couldn’t stop listening

[@voyahcci]

cool video . Do you find it feasible in the future to make a video about Afghan civil war in the 90s? It is hard to get a good info about it anywhere

[@HikmaHistory]

Honestly I used to be super against it cuz it was so recent but I've warmed up to the idea. So perhaps in the future...

[@voyahcci]

@@HikmaHistory I hope you’ll make it sooner rather than later then

[@charbeln07]

11:45 the gentleman all the way on the right is my grandfather. Ive only seen physical copies of this photo. Im curious how you got it?

[@Private-pp9om]

Who came after asaad was overthrown and left the country

[@HannibalBarcaRTW]

Sunni radicals who sold their soul to Turkey

[@martinjaramilloarenas3333]

Funny to see this TODAY

[@MacrobianNomad]

I thought Hashim al-Atassi three terms (dispersedly from '36 to '55) deserved a mention as it brought stability and advancement of the Syrian nationalism identity at different times as well as warning of Baathist, Soviet allied socialist and Egyptian domination of Syria and Syrians. [Edit] Great video and amazing work, just subscribed to your channel. Time to marathon this series, thank you very much.

[@suleyman8696]

Al Shishakli effectively ruled Syria from 1949 to 1954 Dude. Atassi ruled it from 1936-1943

[@MacrobianNomad]

And who came back to power in Feb ‘54 when al-Shishakli was overthrown?! There’s a key word there, “dispersedly”. !على الأقل حاول تقرا اللي كتبته قبل ما ترد

[@Shaman_23]

Hashim al-Atassi was a piece of garbage, a feudal lord...

[@MegrelMamba]

Perfect reccomendation timing

[@fireinthesky_71]

Thank you for posting this. The fall of Al-Assad; the toppling of family statues and such needs context the American media can't produce.

[@georgesmith1127]

God, Syria and Bashar!

[@NoureddineAteur]

Your mom

[@najibrizvi]

I always loved this slogan when I lived in Syria

[@mustafaali3333-q1m]

@@NoureddineAteur Your mom

[@Traplicano]

Assad isn’t even Muslim

[@fuadahmed5501]

Who voted in Assad?

[@Anklebreaker9]

no matter what your thoughts on hafez is you cant deny his overwhelmingly destructive legacy he has left on our country

[@bubbabubba6322]

Cry more wahhabi

[@Nylon-xj9ml]

He literally revolutionized all aspects of Syrian life. Don't be so simple to assume that his job was easy, considering the amount of foreign interest in this country & the complications caused by our Arabic neighboors.

[@Anklebreaker9]

@@bubbabubba6322found the allawite

[@baselnat93]

@@Nylon-xj9ml hahahhahhahahahaahahahahahahahhahahahahhahaha revolutionized your ass

[@MissionControlTet]

@@Nylon-xj9ml Based Alawite

[@AtillatheFun]

“Syria was attacked by Israel”…really?

[@tokay57]

Israel attacked Egypt first in a "preemtive offensive" and Syria joined in days later in the six day war. So basically, Syria lost in about 3 days.

[@AtillatheFun]

@@tokay57 I am talking about his phrasing. He made it sound like Israel attacked Syria instead of it being the other way around.

[@Appoloxanthus]

@@AtillatheFunboth of you are totally wrong and the channel who posted the video is right. Israel started the war by bombing Syrian airfields (and their jets). Syria just didn’t start fighting back until way later than Egypt. Actually, it’s very weird many people make it seem that Israel keeps getting attacked, when in reality the only “war” which was defensive for them was the yom-kippur war (aka 6 October war, tishreen war) and the Israel-Hamas Gaza war going on today. Every other time it was Israel starting it.

[@taysondynastyemperor5124]

Yes? It was a pre-emptive attack.

[@LB-oz9hv]

Egypt and Syria were one country back then under the UAR.

[@francescahamilton6856]

Excellent and very informative thanku 😅😅

[@HikmaHistory]

Glad you liked it

[@wadej347]

This is a very western story of Syria I think, in my opinion there is ALOT more to what is going on in Syria and the Middle East in general.

[@thebenevolentsun6575]

Could you elaborate on what you think is going on and why you think that. I agree but it's not much help just saying that you think something is the case.

[@wadej347]

​@@thebenevolentsun6575Mossad and CIA inteference it is known they fund these terror organisations to fabricate their stories and justify their wars and theft of land and resources.

[@masoodhashemi5341]

As i see the Syria and Afghanistan have the similar situation back from the first day may Allah bless us all with joy and freedom

[@christianehmling5080]

I just discovered your channel, love it fam!

[@HikmaHistory]

Thanks Christian!

[@raffles7556]

Very informative, thank you

[@sulaimanalsaif6097]

And how it came to an end

[@Drunkendrakon]

Damn so many historical moments happening before my eyes

[@waheed4648]

As always so excited to watch your videos thanks

[@HikmaHistory]

Glad you like them!

[@NorceCodine]

What I have seen videos about Syria before, life was not bad in Syria for most people. Damascus looked nice, food was everywhere, and so on.

[@ricardozetino6907]

Life in Syria was 1000% better pre the Syrain civil war than since it started. But it is important to note that Syria from 1970-2011 was effectively a police state. Both Halefz Al-Assad and his son ruled the country with an Iron fist and were notorious for being one of the most brutal and cruel dictators ever in their lifetime. So the difference between Syria pre 2011and now is that Syria pre 2011 was effectively a dystopia disguised as a utopia and Syria now is a dystopia that looks like a dystopia.

[@Aristotle675]

Incredible content. Very professional

[@HikmaHistory]

Thank you Tyler, I appreciate you saying that!

[@postscript5549]

Thank you. Educational.

[@paulblichmann2791]

It was so cool when Shinto Abe said "Assad must go" and then he was killed in a comic book fashion.

[@knowledgecity2685]

I am pretty sure Assad had no plans to kill him and that he was killed by someone else

[@CsalbertCs]

Assad curse is real, that's why I'm a huge Assad supporter. Plus being Arab Christian, he protects us.

[@Solaris_Paradox]

@@CsalbertCs Same here 🇸🇾☦

[@infernoo365]

@@CsalbertCs Protects from whom?

[@nuur1-xr6qk]

​@@infernoo365 from everyone he is the security of every syrian not only christians

[@davinxi5926]

Good information

[@rayanamara9391]

Great job I really enjoy your channel. Could you make a video about king Farouk of Egypt please? Because there are not many documentaries/ videos of him out there. keep it up 💯

[@alawitemuslimdefenceleague8792]

Farouk was Alawi too but he came from our beloved cousins the Alawi Bektashis not Alawites .

[@HikmaHistory]

Thanks man. Probably not a full video on him but I do have a similar video to this coming out on Egypt which will talk briefly about him.

[@arsenalboy4ever]

Great video, thankyou

[@HikmaHistory]

My pleasure

[@joelmalone7922]

I love Hikma History! Your channel is educational and incredibly entertaining at the same time, whereas many sacrifice one for the other. Ever since I came across your Afghanistan history shows I've been a subscriber.

[@HikmaHistory]

Thanks for the support Joel!

[@crappychannel643]

"IT lesson is just a long break" - mr

[@alawitemuslimdefenceleague8792]

1- Hafez al Assad has never used sectarian divisions to entrench his rule , he always was a factor of unity and his speeches was filled with a unifying religious tone calling Syrians : *Oh the Sons of Abu Bakr Oh The Sons of Omar oh the sons of Uthman oh the Sons of Ali may Allah be pleased with them all* . 2-Alawites don't dominate the army , actually Sunnis are the majority in the army till this day , but Syrian villagers dominate the higher positions because villagers send their children to military academies to ensure a stable income to their poor families and military academies qualify them to reach high positions while urban citizens usually don't send their children to military academies , they just prefer to serve for few years as conscripted then chose civilian career . This myth of Alawites dominating high positions originated in the fact that most Alawites are villagers and it's normal in Syria to use the term "villagers" to refer to "Alawites" , still there are also many high ranking Sunnis , Druze and Christians , the common factor here is that most of them are villagers too even the current Sunni defence minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas is hailed from a Sunni village named Efra , so it's about being villager not about being Alawite yet it's true that most villagers in Syria are Alawites . 3-Syria's Ba'ath was founded by Zaki Al Arsuzi and Sami Jundi while Iraq's Ba'ath was founded by Michel Aflaq and Salah al bitar . 4-The constitution that caused the problem with the western backed terror groups during the 70's wasn't secular , it just granted full equality between Syrian Christians and Muslims and giving Christians all the same rights as Muslims and this triggered the western backed Muslim Brotherhood and Assad didn't implement this constitution in order to contain the unrest but the MB never give up and yes it was ended in 1982 when Assad eliminated them . 5-The Lebanese intervention wasn't about siding with Maronites but rather siding with the Lebanese government The Lebanese president Suleiman Frangieh asked Assad in 1976 to interfere to protect Lebanon's Christians after the PLO sided with the Muslim Brotherhood to control Sidon , Tyre and they were pushing towards Beirut , one of the leaders of the MB and a main ally to the PLO , Sheikh Said Shaaban openly wanted to deport Christians to Latin America , so President Assad senior interfered to keep Lebanon from division between sects , however the Phalangists who were agents of Israel wanted to divide Lebanon into mini states including a Christian one so they disliked the decision of President Frangieh to bring Assad to change the entire game , this is why the Phalangists attacked the president's family and killed them all in the Ehden massacre 1978 . 6-in 2005 Mossad and CIA assassinated al Hariri to frame Assad over his death and trigger a civil war between Syrians and Lebanese therefore Assad Jr preferred to withdraw troops to kill the Mossad's plan , still Lebanon and Palestine are both Syrian Lands anyway and still Syria , Lebanon and Palestine are part of one single Arab state from Morocco and Mauritania to the Persian gulf and we officially don't recognize the Sykes Picot agreement .

[@Hayanomie]

100% certified Assad propaganda 😂🤡

[@juniorjames7076]

What about the role French colonization played in 1) naming the originally called Nusayris- Alawites, and 2) giving them weapons and training. Classic divide and conquer tactics employed from India to Africa. Before French coloization Nusayris/Alawites had little power. A decade after decolonization, they run the Levent. Coinicidence?

[@thethroneshistorian1067]

@@Hayanomie 100 % colonial rag as your pfp, you know that this flag was used when syria got dominated by the french and they where slaughtering your people? The U.S said that the so called "FSA" was funded by the CIA and an asset for the states and turkey, do you wan't democracy? Then go to idlib and live with these religous, foreign backed terrorists and then make up your mind. Please don't make yourself look like a fool.

[@thethroneshistorian1067]

@@Hayanomie also what reveloution? The go out record for 5 minutes and come back and earn money? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL WHAT CHEMICAL WEAPONS? THE UN team came and said there where no chemical attacks being used, and now they are being labeled as russian proxy's

[@thethroneshistorian1067]

@@Hayanomie why should syrians support people, who are bombing mosques and churches, trust me we want him.

[@bryansmith6939]

Very wise man.

[@Love_u_Bangladesh]

Love Assad from Bangladesh 🇧🇩❤️🇸🇾

[@andro9009]

You like somebody how killed millions of people.

[@Nawabofbengal]

Naaah bro 💀💀💀

[@Love_u_Bangladesh]

@@Nawabofbengal why not bro?

[@DaddyM7MD]

@@Love_u_Bangladesh hes a terrorist murderous dictator who killed 1 million Muslims.

[@angelmosa8786]

Thanks brother 🇸🇾💪🏻🇧🇩

[@HussainHassan-b9q]

Whats the difference between alawite and shia? Cuz i see alot of shias calling them non muslim but i see many sunnis calling them shia

[@Chill6063]

So basically Despite being 13 percent of the population, Alawites made up over 50 percent of the officers corps in the army?

[@madbro7163]

Clever

[@AnonymousReader-er4eg]

50% of warlords

[@syro5775]

Not exactly. Having power and making a percentage are two different things. Plenty of powerful and influential generals were sunnis also intelligence directors. The thing is Arab sunnis are much like white Americans. They share the same irrational fear of minorities because for so long minorities were marginalised and alienated and when they gained somewhat of power and became close to equal to arab sunnis that became a threat to the arab sunni population.

[@yannick245]

@@syro5775 Many Sunni generals defected during the civil war. Joining the opposition. Even to Daesh! No the Alawites are even more overrepresented in the Syrian military and other institutions of the state.

[@syro5775]

@@yannick245 yeah cause sectarianism runs deep in their blood. Bullsh!t most of our ministers were sunnis, the most well known intelligence directors were sunnis. The whole narrative that sunnis are oppressed by the big bad minorities is bullsh!t and pure sectarian and racist. Sunnis being oppressed is the same thing as white Americans saying they’re oppressed.

[@lyndonbjohnson1972]

Convenient time to get recommended this video…

[@Curiosity-AI-o2x]

Who is here because of current issue?

[@crappychannel643]

Very cool

[@jed8592]

Wrote a paper in Freshman year about 20th century Syrian Jewish migration and Assad had a big role to play in the 70s. Interestingly video!

[@John.McMillan]

I remember hating this name back in the day because of General Al-Asaad from the original modern warfare.

[@flfar3445]

Will you do more videos on syria?

[@HikmaHistory]

Depends what time period you mean - modern Syria, maybe/maybe not; pre-20th century Syria, definitely.

[@flfar3445]

@@HikmaHistory yes modern times would be great 👍 and great work!

[@explicit_207]

@@HikmaHistory Tariq bro, could you do some videos on the Middle East after the fall of the ottomans and the first arab kingdoms before colonisation from the west? :)

[@HikmaHistory]

@@explicit_207 Definitely

[@explicit_207]

@@HikmaHistory Nice! Its such a hotbed of topics that tends to be overlooked in history its a crucial era aswell because it marks the rise of new ideologies in the region

[@waheed4648]

Love this channel best history channel

[@HikmaHistory]

Thanks Waheed!

[@waheed4648]

@@HikmaHistory zwand Zwand Zwand urura

[@rahhhoo4593]

Who is here after Assad fled the country?

[@dp7047]

KZbin algorithm going crazy!!! The algorithm is algorithm-ing 🤪

[@Xirsiev]

Greetings, dear viewers, from Damascus: Oh God, oh God, oh God!. Glory be to You, my Lord, how generous You are!. Glory be to You, my Lord, how great You are!. The fallen one, son of the fallen, has fallen. He has fallen, fallen, fallen.-- Allah Akbar 8/12/2024💚🩶🖤

[@Bob-nb2rd]

Me watching this video on (9/12/24) 😂 ALHAMDULILLAH ONE UMMAH☝️

[@jaysidayon8217]

ASSAD FAMILY AND REGIME❤️🇵🇭😊💯

[@ibrahimmohammedibrahim9273]

No It is family killed 2.5 million syrian and made 19 million syrian refugees cross the world

[@angelmosa8786]

Thanks brother Syria Love you and your country to don't listen to the haters 🇸🇾💪🏻🇵🇭

[@ehawolczecki8759]

One of the most cruel families.

[@In_Our_Timeline]

“You are there and to their ears, being a Syrian sounds like you’re unclean, shameful, indecent; it’s like you owe the world an apology for your very existence.” ― Asaad Almohammad,

[@napolien1310]

For what reason he said that!!

[@cd5433]

Very true

[@Hayanomie]

Syrians will not apologize 🔥

[@williamthebonquerer9181]

Dude you are everywhere

[@Nylon-xj9ml]

@@williamthebonquerer9181 funny when westerns complain about refugees slightly changing the faces of their countries. It's like, yeah, well look what happened to mine. You are not more worthy of life than I am.

[@garybrockwell2031]

Thank you, 👍🇬🇧💯🙏😇😢

[@BaggioOmbre]

Now 21 years after Iraq, baathism lost its last stronghold.

[@higgsbosonberg4316]

Does anyone know the song on qanun in the first few minutes of the video?

[@Ugaritic]

Syria was one of the strongest countries in the middle east under Hafiz Assad

[@artair70]

Isn't that like saying The Congo is one of the richest parts of Africa? Low bar.

[@alomaralsulaiman6501]

Cap 🧢

[@Flammenhagel]

@@artair70 the living standard for gulfies is higher than every western nation combined

[@Nylon-xj9ml]

@@artair70 Yes, it is exactly like saying that. You don't compare it to the countries of africa, you don't compare it to the countries of europe, you compare it to the countries of the middle east, because it is in the middle east.

[@tpxchallenger]

Well after Israel, Iran, Turkey, Saudi, Egypt, and Iraq you make a great point. Stronger than Jordan and Lebanon.

[@k.alkordi]

There should be part II

[@spaghettimon3851]

Can't Mossad the Assad, the lion of Damascus! 🦁🇸🇾

[@yellowmask1796]

Yesterday israel bombed syria for the billionth time

[@zalqert]

Coward that does nothing as Syria bombs his capital yet massacres civilians in his own country. Some lion .

[@alomaralsulaiman6501]

Bruh literally the ✡️ bombing damascus every month and the lion doesn't respond 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ragincajun7625]

@@alomaralsulaiman6501 Syria is ruled by the cowardly lion.

[@alomaralsulaiman6501]

@@ragincajun7625 We prefer calling him (donkey)

[@arilieberman3547]

Insightful video and historically accurate with one exception. Israel didn't attack Syria in 1967. Syria shelled Israeli communities in the Galilee panhandle and Israel struck back.

[@juniorjames7076]

European colonization divide and conquer tactics, effective from India to Africa. But then again, like a Nigerian professor of economics told me...."The lizard cant get into the wall if there aren't already cracks."

[@HikmaHistory]

Gotdam that's a nice analogy!

[@principal_optimism]

It's a good analogy but almost doesn't go far enough.

[@rampage241]

Great video!!

[@acajudi100]

The father and son reminded me of Jughead in the Archie comics,

[@fatimaaysha319]

what the sources used? I have seen few videos and you did not indicate your sources in any of them, please provide sources, this will help if someone wants to investigate more and shows credability. Other than that it is great content.

[@tspice2830]

Yesss finally a full video on syria!

[@cathyontong5324]

Operate word....DOMINATE !

[@ajzmn3538]

The Sasha Baron-Cohen movie "The Spy" had this successive series of coup as a backdrop for the series.

[@Hayanomie]

Assadists: cAnT moSsAd AsSAd Eli Cohen: am I a joke to you?

[@HikmaHistory]

Still need to watch that

[@Solaris_Paradox]

@@Hayanomie Where do you think Cohan's remains are? Don't worry he's in a safe place inside Assad's toilet. 🇸🇾🇸🇾🇸🇾

[@lopamudraray4571]

Waiting for next episode on Syria

[@najibrizvi]

I spent my childhood in Syria, and loved the country so much. Assad is an important integral part of Syria

[@tamamemad2479]

important in the destruction of syria

[@najibrizvi]

@@tamamemad2479 important for destruction of salafis killing counties

[@tamamemad2479]

@@najibrizvi salafie killing countrys like saudi and turkey are way better than syria so yeah xD

[@Randomsyrianfella]

@@najibrizvithe salafis he let out of prison to join the fsa so he could cry to Russia about islamists?

[@GesherDen]

I think the son is a weak leader.

[@Mr.Septon]

Oh I can finally download the game, nice!

[@Hayanomie]

Thank you for making this video 💚 Free Syria

[@ThusItHappened]

Hey Hayanomie, as far as I know, you are a Marxist and are opposed to Bashar al-Assad. But, what do you think of the old Baath Party of Michel Aflaq and Salahaddin al-Bitar. Also, what do you think of Salah Jadid?

[@Hayanomie]

@@ThusItHappened hey, i don't really know how to answer a question like this to tell you the truth. Leftists in Syria never got a chance to organize without the threat of military leaders usurping their authority. As a Marxist in Syria it's very conflicting because on one hand baathism is technically socialist but as the video mentions as soon as they came to power they imprisoned political opponents and banned other political parties. In other words, baathism was the nail in the coffin for Syrians right to rule themselves. I am always going to advocate for socialist policies, but I always criticize dictator's like Nasser, Ghaddafi, Saddam and Assad.

[@tj5180]

@@ThusItHappened salad jadid was a pro Palestinian and was gonna help the PLO but was toppled by hafiz same one who helped israel and fight against Palestinians also carried out massacres

[@ThusItHappened]

@@tj5180 As much I remember, he also intervened in the Black September war in Jordan.

[@Hayanomie]

@@ThusItHappened yes Salah sent Syrian troops to assist them but Hafez quickly withdrew them and launched the corrective movement of 1970

[@pacifront83]

The eastern Mediterranean has always been brutal region, and having seen its beauty, it’s deeply tragic for its people. Turkey still shines bright, and needs to be seen if allowed the luxury.

[@scoffeex1740]

But Turkey is also contributing in this war

[@L-U-M-B-A-G-O]

Bashar the gigachad leader

[@amirmohammadsadraie9545]

Interesting inside of Syria

[@khalidqawdhan3265]

Long live the Assad dynasty

[@DestinyAwaits19]

Long live!!

[@StayBasedJesus]

👍

[@myproductions6225]

in hell

[@darrenpalmer4847]

Good stuff!