Lebanon's confusing civil war

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[@AKeyearea8]

Do a report on a possible American Civil War 2

[@tahinator1327]

Can you plz make a video on pakistan and its fight against terrorism .

[@commentor3485]

What cluster f"""""

[@alphadetectorist]

Hello I am watching your videos for so long now waiting to watch one day a video about Cyprus. You are getting closer. I would like to see your opinion and the information you will find about how people and other nations are thinking about if Turkey came in peace in Cyprus or they made up the situation and took advantage of it to occupy half of this beautiful island occurring 200000 refugees

[@drunkensailor3736]

I wanna hear Caspian Report talk about the situation in Hong Kong. The Chinese are really exploiting the pandemic to fully takeover there. Found a great analysis on what's happening there and whether we're headed for a new Cold War: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q37QZ2qCfd2Fba8

[@MJ-un3wl]

"If you understand Lebanon, someone's done a bad job explaining it to you."

[@BlackEagle352]

I heard it's a country, that's about it. Great job.

[@TropicalAsian-1000]

It’s a county in Tennessee

[@incognitox9551]

Lebanon is a lesbian country, duh

[@howcanyoureadthistheresnop9244]

Xxleo promanxXmaster buy my on nvm

[@spacecadet9663]

It's fairly easy to understand provided someone is willing to A) distance themselves from their biases and B) are willing to seek out and listen to/read information from the myriad groups involved. For instance, if you really want to understand the conflict you must be willing to understand why the Lebanese Shi'a who joined and supported Hezbollah. Likewise, you also need to understand why the Maronite Christian's inside of Lebanon were and still are afraid of losing the political power that their group possesses.

[@immortaljanus]

Balkans: "We're brothers but we're killing each other. It's complicated." Lebanon: "Hold my hummus..."

[@AnthonyNawwar]

HOLD MY HUMMUS LMAOOOOOOO

[@zuzudernegger9721]

Typical Anglo-Saxon propaganda about the Balkans like if the Westerners didn't commit a bunch of genocide against minorities or each other on a much, much larger scale.

[@helloactualhuman5864]

@Hoàng Nguyên Whatever poor country like Myanmar did it has the aftermath though.Soon,it will face friendship crisis+More ethnic fighters crisis.Just like it is still fighting.Rohingyas aren't only muslims it has Muslim,Hindu & Christian. All are Bengali speakers. Cause rakhine was part of Bengal empire.

[@gdienforcer7870]

Hold my Arak

[@ahmedmahon2022]

Hold my kombucha

[@agentstaple1]

The more I try to understand the middle east the less I understand the middle east

[@ihatefurriesandsionistsall3102]

You must Thank israel for that

[@george4111]

I Hate Furries And Sionists Allegui everyone hates Israel lol why doesn’t the all of the Middle East just team up and kaboom the damn country

[@Naaka_311]

@@george4111 Nice, i hate all arab countries. Whats your point? (:

[@george4111]

SOG my point was so many middle eastern people absolutely hate Israel so I said why don’t they team up and do a little bit of allahuakbar. Wasn’t even talking to you so idk why you even wasted your time to respond my comment was pretty straight forward.

[@arieltrajtenberg478]

@@ihatefurriesandsionistsall3102 Because there was peace in the Middle East before Israel was established right?

[@whatever9506]

I'm Lebanese and I don't understand what the heck happened to my country 30 years ago.

[@imadnemeir9455]

As a fellow Lebanese, no one does

[@Tower0fHeaven]

@@imadnemeir9455 Now fight

[@didierdenice7456]

Ok guys, then you really need to watch this video a second time ! 😅

[@kevine5531]

Well I do 😂

[@j.k.6865]

As a Lebanese, I still have no idea, too confusing and no matter how much I read about it, it's still complicated with always new things to learn and discover.

[@dragosstanciu9866]

In all this mayhem the ordinary Lebanese citizen gains nothing, he is the victim and no one is held accountable.

[@MrDerebail]

True. But again must see which religious faction got benefited

[@gilgameschvonuruk4982]

This is your country on identity politics

[@ТомасАндерсон-в1е]

as if that is ever not the case. The old, rich and powerful get the young, poor and weak to fight for them by promising them dreams of a perfect society, if only the young, poor and weak agree to give up just a little more of their lives, money and freedom.

[@jaddagher2116]

@@gilgameschvonuruk4982 true, and on open borders for refugees. Hope Europe doesn't turn to lebanon.

[@weamhaleemi4984]

and till now as lebanese we still suffer

[@exudeku]

Beirut incident: happens KZbin: you wanna learn the shit Lebanon faced before that tragedy?

[@belle3055]

Ouch

[@JD-vn4sh]

@John D then tell us your great truth messiah

[@eliejabbour8827]

Everytime we say shit can't get worse in this country it does... we're the most cursed country on the world and I have yet to figure out why because we never hurt anyone, it's always others that hurted us and still are. Just pray for lebanon man💔🇱🇧🙏

[@coolerlawrenicium1033]

discord.gg/at4bk3Ut

[@shadowling77777]

My dad grew up in this in the 80s btw

[@reluginbuhl]

History is often sad. Lebanon is no exception.

[@appleslover]

History is tragedies merged together

[@drunkensailor3736]

Things may be bad in Lebanon, but its even worse in Yemen with the civil war going on there. To make matters worse, separatists in the South have just declared independence there. There’s an interesting video analysing the Yemen secession crisis as well as a background explainer of Yemen's Civil War and US involvement in it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/paLTeYlprad2eKc

[@tokevarvaspolvi8999]

I used to think history was a tragedy, but now I realize, it's a comedy. Edit: please don't take me seriously. it's just a random joker reference

[@appleslover]

@@tokevarvaspolvi8999 you can be taken seriously after what is happening in Gotham.. I mean Minneapolis

[@wisdomleader85]

The majority of humans care the most about sustenance. They concentrate on survival and nothing above, especially at critical moments. Are we that much above other animals? Not really.

[@CaptainBagman]

Doing this in 20 minutes is really impressive.

[@Mudwater78]

I can do it in less!

[@plobploub3464]

The Killer for example?

[@mohamadalsahmarani9965]

Mike Dallor I would recommend a Documentary of the civil war it consists of 15 segments where each segment is about 50 mins long that I found to be very thorough and Way more interesting than many popular Netflix series lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6PEc42Qr8ikp7s

[@ozz961]

There's a lot of things that are missing although till nowadays people will still think this is biased no matter what's the content, the conflict was ultimately complicated

[@domochoa]

Stewie Griffin thanks bro.

[@merfolkbear4162]

"When God created Lebanon with the beautiful mountains and sunny beaches, the angels asked why are you so generous to this spot of land? God replied, wait until you see the neighbors I'm going to give them."

[@AnthonyNawwar]

Shit XD

[@Hmongboi228]

Hilarious.. I literally "laughed out loud" in my room... As for your saying, "There's always a catch.."

[@musicrealsecondchannel3064]

Best comment

[@ilikedota5]

*cries in Sidon, Tyre, and Byblos*

[@miledhayek7005]

@@Hmongboi228 me too!! I may have awaken all the house with my laughter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@theodorestravs5714]

Just when you think you have it all figured out, geopolitics throws another curveball.

[@ArchonLicht]

But I haven't even figured out anything :D

[@drunkensailor3736]

Then you haven't seen Yemen which has been hit by a triple whammy of a separatist crisis, civil war AND CORONVIRUS.Theres an interesting a video analysing the Yemen secession crisis, it's impact on the PANDEMIC as well as a background explainer of Yemen's Civil War and US involvement in it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/paLTeYlprad2eKc

[@FOtus-yw1rr]

You mean keep the chaos going not only in Lebonon but the whole region!

[@jd620]

I’m Lebanese and I started watching this video to see what you get wrong and comment, but you’ve really done a great job. (And I can honestly say, as Lebanese people, we’re also still confused about what really happened).

[@Unknown-vl4hl]

Hi :) Can you talk me a little about Lebanese society ? Are you all united as Lebanese (regardless the religion ,each one of you belong to) ? Do you all get along with each other , are very common intermarriages between Lebanese people of different religion Cathólics - suni - Shia - Orthodox ?

[@ryuugureen4969]

@@Unknown-vl4hl It depends on the person honestly as far as tolerance. But intermarriage is illegal unfortunately.

[@Unknown-vl4hl]

@@ryuugureen4969 Ohhh really ? So sad . I like Lebanon a lot and I plan to visit it soon . You should take example from Albania . The percentage of religions are similar to Lebanon ( half of people declared to have Mūslim background and other half Christian background (both Orthodox and Catholic)). We never had a problem because of religion. Simply because , more than 80% of people are Athèists or Agnostic in practice ( they don't practice any religion). Intermarriages are extremely common, we don't care what religion background the other person have . In Albania it's a TABOO to ask the other person , what his religion is . It's sad that foreign powers try to destabilize Lebanon and divide Lebanese people

[@theredstonesword9293]

@@Unknown-vl4hl no. There is a lack to trust between everyone.

[@josephmhanna5260]

@@ryuugureen4969 what? It is not illegal, but it is not viewed in a good way by society. My cousin is actually married to a woman from a different religion

[@rajesh2002plus]

Lebanon was one of the beautiful countries I have seen. Met with a few Arab Lebanese. They were good to me. Well mannered and soft spoken.

[@sm3675]

Yes. And if Lebanon rufuses to unite, they'll be their own fall.

[@rajesh2002plus]

@@sm3675 Geo politics at play with a hint of religion.

[@aminabdi7026]

I feel sorry for the normal citizens trying to live out their lives peacefully

[@Looserkid13]

thank you for recognizing they exist.

[@mohammadnazieh6700]

I like naive people like you who think that people choose to fight in these wars, you restore my faith in humanity a little.

[@MadridistaMadridReal]

Honestly we're doing pretty well. Maybe our government isn't great but our economy is liberal and Lebanon is a great country to visit with amazing luxurious resorts. You should check it out!

[@hello-friend990]

My flatmate is from there and he's just a young person trying to live a normal life but there's always riots, very high inflation and Hezbollah always knocking. It's so demoralizing to see. Still top of my visit list in the whole region. Was planning to go for my birthday this year but Covid did us a nasty

[@userunknown3652]

@@hello-friend990 honestly most Lebanese don't have a problem with Hezbollah just problem with a savage chunk of their supporters

[@bangscutter]

Lebanon is the Bosnia & Herzegovina equivalent of the Middle East.

[@faridbang9432]

It's completely different Bosnia didn't have a civil war,she was attack by serbs and croatians inside and outside from Bosnia.

[@danielchervin]

way worse...

[@mbh4575]

Lebanon alone was rather the entire Balkans.

[@alwaysmadeit4979]

@@faridbang9432 How exactly three ethnic groups/nations living and fighting in the same country is not a civil war? Croatia and Serbia were heavily involved but were not in direct war with Bosnia, they had there proxies but so were the others countries.

[@joshhoffman5233]

I believe the analogy is meant to convey a tendency to shatter or “Balkanize” within Lebanon, and similarly based on religious lines. Lebanon would be best off if it could manage a strong central government to A keel militias in check and B keep foreign powers, which support these various groups at times, out. That’s a major problem they have is everyone around Lebanon want to keep messing with them.

[@camilo12ish]

Hello Caspian, as a Lebanese I must say that this is one of the most objective documentaries of the Lebanese civil war I have ever seen. This is a conflict that is still present in the Lebanese mentality and political scenario. Excellent work!

[@mujii_22]

Ironic now that Syria is on the receiving end, so sad

[@drunkensailor3736]

Things may be bad in Syria and Lebanon, but its even worse in Yemen with the civil war going on there. To make matters worse, separatists in the South have just declared independence there. There’s an interesting video analysing the Yemen secession crisis as well as a background explainer of Yemen's Civil War and US involvement in it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/paLTeYlprad2eKc

[@Okami1313]

@@drunkensailor3736 It's really unfortunate how little attention the yemeni civil war has had.

[@ameyas7726]

@@drunkensailor3736 US is involved in everything just like Russia and China...Yemeni people should stop forwarding Iran's proxy warfare and take care of their own interests....I don't like Saudis but in this case I can totally understand how Iran is trying to choke and control Saudi access to the sea by blocking both ends of the Arabian Peninsula with their proxies in Yemen..

[@mayarkaze6141]

nikita gold But there was no chemical massacres in yemen, some of the worst massacres in the 21st century happened in Syria. That’s plus the fact that half the population of syria are refugees according to the UN which is not the case in yemen.

[@aymanf4351]

@@mayarkaze6141 This is no way to measure how war affects human lives, Syria got media coverage and a ton of propaganda spewed on every news and media outlet Yemen barely gets any attention as the conflict directly affects a huge US ally namely Saudi Arabia thus is would be better to quell coverage as there is nothing to be gained from it politically unless you're on Iran's side. Atrocities have been committed in both countries but that doesn't mean *Chemical Massacres* are the measure of which one should receive media coverage, this goes to prove that you only see what *they* want you to see not everything and certainly not the truth its always muddied by all the events and propaganda of the various sides concerned. And fyi 3+ million people have taken refuge outside of Syria in the conflict from a population of 22 million, granted that is significant, but please there's no need to exaggerate so much.

[@An-Islander]

Lived in Lebanon for 11 years, saw the scars of that conflict every day but never understood the jumbled mess of the history. Thank you Sirvan for the clarity and conciseness but it's still hardly any clearer.

[@tomstaples144]

Do not be stupid, all conflict on the planet is either ethinicly based, finacially based or relgiously based!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lebanon is no different!!!!!!!

[@ef2718]

@@tomstaples144 or any combination of the three.

[@okay1775]

@@tomstaples144 Religious based includes "For spreading Liberalism and secular human rights like democracy"

[@johnathanmagliari8461]

This video leaves a lot of stuff out. The fighting in Lebanon started AFTER the Palestinian Liberation Organization moved there and brought their weapons from Jordan . FYI, the PLO was kicked out of Jordan in 1970 because they started a revolt there and tried to over throw the Jordanian government. 26,000 Palestinians died in that rebellion. THAT should also have been mentioned in this video, but was not. This video should have also mentioned that the reason the Christians were given more seats in the government was because they had the bigger population. But it was not mentioned here. It makes it seem as though the problems started because of the division of power. It did not. Lebanon was a beautiful and thriving place in the 1950s and 1960s, until the Palestinian Liberation Organization moved there after they were kicked out of Jordan for starting a war there as well. That, too, should have been mentioned in this video

[@wetas6782]

As a Lebanese this is not bad for a 20 minute video. Lots of stuff missing but major timeline is explained pretty good. You should be teaching in a university.

[@Conn30Mtenor]

sorry for the late reply but why don't you produce a video filling in some of the missing info?

[@arnaldogonzalez1678]

Do you have any books that goes in further detail to the conflict?

[@dv2045]

I dated a Lebanese girl a long time ago. I liked her a lot!... (his dad didnt)

[@twistedyogert]

​@@dv2045 You're lucky. I think Lebanese women are gorgeous.

[@rhs5683]

@@arnaldogonzalez1678If you're into middle(near) eastern history/politics, you may check out "jabzy" or "casual historian". I think the later has a two hour version for this conflict.

[@OliverCovfefe]

Americans: God, the Syrian civil war is so confusing! Lebanon: Am I a joke to you?

[@pogchamp2897]

Libya: Hello there The balkan: Amateurs

[@steadyandready6795]

For all of you "woke" people out there. All of these conflicts including the Lebanese and Syrian Civil wars were created and planned by USA and NATO. To weaken these countries and protect "Israel". Coming from a Lebanese.

[@raditya5663]

Syrian also more confusing because there are multinational terrorist named ISIS and many vilubteer join ISIS or other militias (ypg etc)

[@zuzudernegger9721]

@@pogchamp2897 Not even close. I don't know about Balkan people emmigrating to the Near/Middle East on the contrary there are Middle Easterners moving to the Balkans since forever.

[@gentleshark972]

@@steadyandready6795 created I wouldn't say, but supported/ignored would be correct. Although thinking about it the CIA have shown to be sick f's...

[@tarkasify]

As a Lebanese native, I feel it's rewarding to get a western point of view about the Lebanese war, we thought it ended, but looks like all parties are ready for it again. There is a 30 years time lapse since physically no more war, but you can truly make many other documentaries about those 30 years. Good work.

[@axlfrhalo]

A close family friend since i was born fled from Lebanon but did partake in fighting in the conflict, he never talked about it EVER we all just knew. He had brought back a souvenir, a 100mm shell he now uses as a doorstop in the hallway. All i knew was that he would have these horrible nightmares from time to time, now atleast, i understand a little more what he must have gone through. Thanks for the vid!

[@paulbrajuha6555]

Im not sure if he brought back that 100mm shell? How could he have brought it back exactly?

[@RickinICT]

@@paulbrajuha6555 Probably just an empty casing from a fired shell.

[@peleproductions]

My dad had to fight in this war. It was the worst time of his life.

[@perpotet4629]

Sad to hear.

[@windward563]

Was he FORCED to fight?

[@marcster95]

Same here, my parents and family friends always avoid speaking of those times as its too painful to remember. I remember once they drank a bit too much and started sharing war stories and I was absolutely horrified at what they had to go through as teenagers and young adults. War is hell is an understatement of that war.

[@arthurlecomte8950]

Mine fought in it too. To keep the peace for the United Nations. He played cards on a post for ten months and nothing happened. Guess he kept the peace.

[@FreeGumFighter]

​@James Adams it wasn't that simple, groups weren't divided simply along religious lines. Christians fought Christians (Kataeb, Ahrar, Tiger forces, Lebanese forces, Aoun's 8th Infantry Brigade, Marada, Hobeika are but of a few of the Christian groups/leaders who alternatively fought, allied with, or forcefully integrated, each other), Muslims fought Muslims (whether Amal versus Hezbollah who are both Shiite Mulsim, or the various Sunni groups like the Murabitouns, the Palestinians of the PLO, or the Syrians who are considered Muslim overall) and Druze more or less fought and/or allied with all other factions at one moment or another, including Israel, the Palestinians, Syria, and Lebanese groups from all sects.. sorry for the long /disorganized post but I did my best trying to sum it up yet still it's only the tip of the tip of the iceberg

[@khangaming5067]

One of the best KZbin channel.... Worth too much.

[@asshatteryengaged813]

Aye

[@meteorfan7562]

What’s nice is lebanon rebuilt itself and Beirut and all the other cities in Lebanon look like the United States and France lebanon is really beautiful this country always stands up no matter what!! Much love from Britain 🇬🇧 we love Lebanese and lebanon 🇱🇧

[@francism7183]

as Lebanese, i can say 90% of Christians, 50% of druze, 20% of shia , 30% of sunni love you back, you do the Maths

[@thedativecase9733]

@@francism7183 As an English woman, who was just a child when this war was in our news night after night, I always wished I'd been able to understand what was happening - words like Druze and Maronite were unknown to most of us. Looking at film of Lebanon from the 1950s and 60s I often wish I had been old enough to visit your beautiful country in that era.

[@francism7183]

@@thedativecase9733 you can enjoy some areas that still are "hospitable" and safe Lebanese do party and drink hard,some prefer nature, some the beach, some mountaineers, some urbanized, some villagers, some are niche societies ... it's the country of opposites, now full of refugees... boasting with arab, phoenician, greek, turkish, syriac, old ethnicities ... and the best FOOD and Fusion... i spent 35 years in this tiny country , I hiked most of its mountains, extreme waterfalls, unknown hikes, hidden caves, forgotten ruins, I went nomad for 1 full year visiting as much districts as I could and i still discover new things every once in a while. I can help you plan your next visit whenever you like 👍🏼

[@Lucy-iy9ni]

The french and norwegiens brought the knowledge and everything else to them.

[@zisanshahriar2779]

KZbin algorithm engagement comment. Coz Shirvan said so.

[@iridium3342]

Feeding the YT algo because it was hungry!

[@indica0nz]

I'm doing my part!

[@jaimejimenez4199]

PLO is a cancer destroying countries in the Middle East

[@mujii_22]

Let's go more conments

[@Jeffur2]

same

[@brucewilliams6292]

Sad to hear that the "Pearl of the Orient" has fallen so far. I wish nothing but the best for all in Lebanon.

[@the_smoking_angel]

We will rise

[@karl5722]

Bilal Saad lol ive lost all hope for my country 😔

[@golden1_1dragon12]

Karl man I wonder if this is what will happen to Hong long

[@kaka3661able]

Pearl of my ass

[@jaysworld4827]

@@kaka3661able have you been there?

[@sergiola310]

I was born in Beirut in 1975. My parents met there . I left in 1977. This is a good history video !

[@georges197]

it's honestly heartbreaking. Imagine losing 15 years of your life as a civilian. 15 years. My mother lived this war from 5 to hear 20 years of age. god

[@millevenon5853]

Along with losing friends, family, proper sleep etc. Sad

[@gm8507]

Israel and the maronite traitors

[@Amar90]

Such a shame what’s happened to this beautiful country. I wish Lebanon and Syria peace. Love from Iraq

[@FreeGumFighter]

And I wish you the same, love from Lebanon

[@ciferjannam2074]

@@FreeGumFighter same here, I knew a lebanese girl who really hated to mention the subject of the Lebanese civil war thats why I never talked about it much around her, seemed to bring about a lot of anger especially concerning the tribe that must not be named and she is a Shia. Although Im sure the west definitely took advantage of the situation as well, all part of the geopoltics show. But yes I agree some of your comments above it was simply weak and a union could have protected the people who were basically forced to fight had they not been so divided. I can agree they were divided along religious lines but ethnically they were mostly the same people so its weird how the war still got so bloody; I mean they were not so diverse as say some countriues where we might see a true race war in the future like in Europe, UK or the USA where there is some real diversity going on in those nations. I suppose it ranks up there as some of the other really bloody conflicts like Iran-Iraq war, the chechen-russian, Algiers and what occured after the breakup of Yugoslavia amongst others in Africa, SA.

[@karthikeyanm.v8381]

Religion only divides.

[@BillyJack85]

@@karthikeyanm.v8381 I agree. People should accept Jesus as their Lord & Savior and put that religious foolishness behind them.

[@poopshooter9309]

@@BillyJack85 I agree, people should accept islam as the true religion and ignore other fake ones

[@austingriff5905]

This is the first time I’ve taken an depth look at the conflict and you seemed very thorough in your analysis. Appreciate the time and effort you put into this I learned a lot. Thank you!

[@ANDREW-cc4wg]

As a Lebanese this was hard to watch.

[@jad3700]

Same bro same

[@raykeirouz8832]

It got me in a spiritual level 😖

[@WilliamMohamad-uv5fi]

Me too. I miss my homeland so much.

[@Phoenix-ho5kh]

Same I'm reading books about the Lebanese civil war and I can't even finish one complete page without feeling like fainting especially when you realize how perfect Lebanon was before this conspiracy

[@royghosn18]

@@Phoenix-ho5kh what’s the book called?

[@ElBandito]

Ah, Sykes-Picot keeps on giving. Thanks, Britain and France!

[@theredstonesword9293]

Thanks to the Sykes-Pikot agreement Lebanon was finally independent after 3000 years of getting conquered.

[@ElBandito]

@@theredstonesword9293 Lebanon was never a nation prior to the agreement, and was forced to become one! Therein lies the biggest issue.

[@alfredthepatientxcvi]

El Bandito Lebanon is an extension of Mont Lebanon, which is dominated by Maronites. Lebanon was built for the last Christians in the middle east, as myself.

[@dodovomitory3496]

France wasn't bad compared to the dumb British who drew straight lines everywhere. This video wrongfully blames France for the civil war but they had nothing to do with it. Now all the stupid americans in the comment section are acting like experts of the region as always

[@jd620]

Before France even arrived in the Levant, Lebanese people (mostly Christians in Mount-Lebanon, to be more specific) signed a petition and sent a delegation from Mount Lebanon (the precursor to modern-day Lebanon) to the Paris Peace Conference to ask for a Lebanese state, independent from both Ottoman and Arab rule (there was a plan to create a large pan-Arab country, but even before the British and the French foiled it, the people of Mount-Lebanon wanted nothing to do with it).

[@seanruzeva8885]

Now I understand why a Lebanese I've met said Lebanon is a strange country. I really failed to understand what he meant😧 So sad indeed but he was such a nice man.

[@habibhteit6715]

thanks shirvan i've been waiting for this

[@alizo3]

As a Lebanese, thank you for this informing video and bringing this information to the world.

[@MarkRentonreal]

I honestly love this video, but as a Lebanese person I have to say that you really butchered the names 😂

[@NemoN0body]

honestly only one that was really butchered is how he was saying michael "aounoun" the first few times lol, but he did correct it near the end.

[@TheMMC001]

Leave him alone at least he is trying!

[@clemencelinet4103]

@@TheMMC001 exactly, the best explanation there is about Lebanon!

[@jimbopaw]

Aunum

[@ionidhunedoara1491]

Shirwan is an Iranian name.

[@YossiSirote]

I enjoyed your analysis as always, but I think you left out a very important point. That is, the changing demographics of Lebanon. Where once the Maronite Christians where the majority, that has (probably) changed significantly over the last few decades, and hence the political structure of the government is under strain.

[@elienajem5631]

@@islamisthetruth3402 no he is right in 1920 the population of Lebanon under french mendate was 51% Christian

[@DanishCamp]

Guys sources...

[@eliejabbour8827]

@@islamisthetruth3402 lol no hahaha the guy is right

[@akeelhoteit6888]

They still are 30% of lebanon is Maronites

[@gondombusiness9139]

@@akeelhoteit6888 45%

[@imakro69]

Rewind every 20 seconds, still losst

[@oakoakoak2219]

It took me 45 min to goes through a 19 min vid

[@OmarSlloum]

jeesh. I guess Arab history is confusing to others

[@not2hot99]

@@OmarSlloum is it confusing for you aswell? ;)

[@josea.r.avelino181]

This is a topic that I have no problem in admitting that I need it in a drawing to understand. This level of complexity represents a challenge to my atention spam.

[@lobsterman7153]

I don't blame you, this is probably the most confusing war of the 20th century

[@pax4370]

Feeling sorry for lebanese Christians. *May lord will bring light to Lebanon.*

[@AnthonyNawwar]

❤

[@canaanphil9172]

Your religion only brings darkness , hate and Genocides , while you preach bes tolerance .

[@nafroleon2914]

Yes because God definitely gives a shit

[@pax4370]

Is Shirvan, the host, Islamic?

[@eliejabbour8827]

✝️❤🇱🇧

[@weamhaleemi4984]

as a lebanese i want to clarify that syria entered lebanon because of the ancient dream of a united syria that treats lebanon as part of it

[@dodovomitory3496]

it was invented by the lebanese gov of that time. it was a military invasion but after war tried to control many aspect of the country

[@Rod-wi1ht]

How ancient is it though? Assad actually disclosed the real reason in an interview ... it was basically what Shirvan said . Uniting Lebanon and Syria was far from reality back then.

[@markenlightenment7101]

@@Rod-wi1ht Got a link for the interview?

[@Rod-wi1ht]

@@markenlightenment7101 to Clarify: There was a biography interview for Dr.Azmi Bishara . In it he tells the story when he met with Assad probably around 2000s in an effort to convince the Syrians not to give up a lot during the peace negotiations with Israel because Israel wasn't serious about making just peace . (his assessment was right ). Anyway he mentioned a couple of reasons in the interview that Assad said them to him about why he invaded Lebanon . moreover he wrote about them somewhere. Thats all I can remember , its easy to search for videos\articles of Bishara. I only say this,beacuse the man has no reason to lie and his words are trustworthy. (unless your a conspiracy maniac type of guy ). Dont get me wrong Syria is built on the idea of pan-Arabism and they claimed Lebanon all the time, but I dont think that was the real motive back then.

[@weamhaleemi4984]

@@dodovomitory3496 dude it dates back waay before it... syria treats lebanon as a small region that belongs to it under the name سوريا الكبرى

[@imadnemeir9455]

I'm up voting because of the title alone

[@Jason-rk3xo]

What is wrong with the title?

[@drunkensailor3736]

Always great stuff from Shirvan. I wanna hear Caspian Report talk about the situation in Hong Kong. The Chinese are really exploiting the pandemic to fully takeover there. Found a great analysis on what's happening there and whether we're headed for a new Cold War: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q37QZ2qCfd2Fba8

[@imadnemeir9455]

@@Jason-rk3xo nothing, it's perfect

[@vve2059]

Anywhere muslims go they bring war

[@crystalkittycat8517]

Here after the the explosion in Beirut.

[@BlankRami]

yeah me too. people's brains these days are like peace in the middle-east; non-existential

[@macpduff2119]

Me too. P.S.- Beirut was the Paris of The East only 60 years ago. It was lovely and sophisticated.

[@ccchhhiiibbbiii]

Same...

[@FourOf92000]

@@BlankRami peace in the Middle East has never read Sartre

[@powerstroke304]

this makes it make more sense to me

[@jalalrumi9653]

After 15 years of bloody war , they finally agreed to go back to the same old statusquo , this should be a lesson to any multiethnic nations not to decide to gain a little more through arm conflict because even if they succeed , still the loss is going to be much much bigger than the gain , there are always peaceful ways to solve a problem even when it seems there is no peaceful solution

[@MarkRentonreal]

We might soon have another civil war because of this. But this time it's between the people and the militias loyal to the corrupt politicians.

[@moha1596]

Did my mom really live through this whole mess?

[@houssamassila6274]

cherish your mum she is certainly a hero

[@youareveryannoying9179]

My mom was at Dahmour when the Dahmour massacre happened my grandpa had to fight with the dahmour men to give time for the women and children to escape they all escaped on a boat at the end. This was a bloody war your mom is a hero

[@nightprowler6336]

My parents did. My grandpa was shot in the leg. My parents relocated twice. My dad was a young boy who volunteered in training with Lebanese Front. It was brutal especially when my parents were kids who witnessed brutal murders.

[@WilliamMohamad-uv5fi]

Lmao i thought the same about my dad! He was only 10 in 1979

[@khodorhassan5318]

Actually she died many times over(emotionally) but didnt tell you to have ambitions for your country.

[@mistah6898]

I visited Lebanon in 2019, truly a bizarre place for a westerner. This video was very useful to me as I am considering writing my masters thesis on ethnic conflict in Lebanon and Iraq and making sense of the former is really difficult. Thanks for the video

[@Ace-ex6cx]

The most confusing war in history

[@rohanr.9714]

*Chinese civil war has entered the chat*

[@evanmedi6144]

apperantly u never herd of When italians fought a bitter war over a bucket

[@taufiqutomo]

I thought Syrian civil war was confusing enough.

[@tlpranav6668]

@@rohanr.9714 Indian civil war joined the chat .

[@armandovaiandando6472]

@@taufiqutomo Nah, is not that confusing since most of the rebels are foreign-backed and are usually takfiri fundamentalists that are against the secularism and tolerance on which the Syrian Arab Republic is based.

[@arndbrack2339]

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[@Davey-Boyd]

I will give you a hand. Hello Algorithm

[@daniel26964]

hello algorithm

[@k-doghappy1693]

hello algo lets rithm

[@zarlei6048]

I

[@brotheryoungtrad217]

Hello algorithm

[@Venge2586]

I remember hearing news stories about Lebanese Civil War when I was younger. I never understood about the confliict, let alone understood who was fighting. I remember the truck bomb killing 241 marines. Thank you so much for making sense of this "Insane War.

[@michaelmcfeely6588]

I’m not sure but I’m guessing that there isn't even a memorial at the location of the Marine barracks where 241 Americans were murdered. From the Lebanese you don't get remorse or gratitude. _I don't care about Lebanon. No aid._

[@Happy_Free_Time]

Thank you for the detailed breakdown, it has been pretty hard to puzzle together. I saw it on the Lebanon Subreddit before my notification even popped up!

[@M1aocat]

I lost you at the part where you mentioned Lebanon....... This is soooooo complicated!

[@riwaghawi]

Amazingly narrated and analyzed. As Lebanese, we struggle to understand our own history, you've done an amazing job at putting the highlights together. Thank you.

[@marcster95]

Really great video! As a Lebanese I have to say you did a great job with this, there are some very key parts that are missing (PLA war crimes which sparked that Maronite attack, Soviet proxies that caused all sides to fight together to defeat them then went back to killing each other) but honestly the civil war is such an absolute mess that I applaud you for being able to piece it together as you did. Even schools in Lebanon barely bother teaching the full extent of the war as it is so polarizing and ridiculously complex. All in all great work!

[@ilikedota5]

And I thought Syria was complicated. I wonder what would have happened in terms of length if you went into the subfactions.

[@j.k.6865]

Syria is a piece of cake in front of Lebanon. I'm a Lebanese and still don't get it all.

[@hassooonnn6504]

J. K. What do you mean?

[@j.k.6865]

@@hassooonnn6504 I mean if you think Syrian politics are complicated, Lebanon is 1000x worse.

[@FreeGumFighter]

@@hassooonnn6504 the syrian conflict is much simpler, there are (essentially) two factions : government v/s anti-government. Yes there are lots of subfactions within those blocs, and foreign support to different sides have influenced the outcomes, but the two major blocs are pretty clear-cut and participants have largely remained within their groups. In Lebanon there were dozens of groups split among various and fluid lines, whether political ideals, religions, leading families and alliances kept shifting. Where Israel occasionally bombs Syria, and Turks made some small incursions, in Lebanon both Syria and Israel went all-in and they had shifting alliances with local groups while the US & France also played a murky game

[@FreeGumFighter]

not to mention the government collapsed and was replaced several times, once with an israeli puppet president who was killed, other times by syrian puppets, and finally the power was shifted to prime minister and filled with a saudi puppet

[@alexanderdrywall3043]

My parents came from this land. They immigrated to Chicago. Where my brother & I were born. I’ve visited Lebanon to pay homage to my parents. And I’m so grateful to live in the United States. Such kind heart people but so sad to see the destruction of Lebanon it’s almost hard to believe.

[@rejvaik00]

_"I'm proud to be lebanese until I go back to Lebanon where suddenly I'm very Canadian"_

[@francism7183]

I'm lebanese... we are angels that got stuck on this earth... we kill each other to get out faster of this realm... sometimes we cut our own wings and become demons

[@kolkol7851]

what the actual fuck?@@francism7183

[@atlasinsider9833]

As a lebanese youtuber I agree with everything that has been said and I congratulate you for having successfully explained such a complex subject🔥🇱🇧

[@Mrclean71]

Why's your channel in French then?

[@FreeGumFighter]

hi kifak cava ? ;)

[@xxsupersayen34xxnoe33]

@@Mrclean71 probably because Lebanon partially speak french...

[@Mrclean71]

@@FreeGumFighter ???

[@terrainvictus1210]

@@Mrclean71 remember french colonisation

[@3mph14]

Excellent. I lived in Beirut during most of the civil war and this report provides a balanced and clear understanding of a very complex situation.

[@charbelzeayter]

Im lebanese and would like to thank you for everything you have done to get it so accuratly and for putting in time to make this video , Ive just subscribed good luck

[@Chad83714]

I can't even imagine the amount of research that has gone into making this video. I thank you for bringing this into light and I hope peace will eventually find its way to this corner of the Earth.

[@qualifying2359]

Not that much he got a lot wrong

[@yungstallion2201]

France: hey man, you wanted independence😬

[@MsGreenlamp]

France leave minefields in all their colonies to say exactly what you said. And people still think Britain is the worst colonial power.

[@alioshax7797]

@@MsGreenlamp To be fair, the region had always be divided between different religious groups, and even under the Ottoman rule, Druzes, christians and turks often fought in the region

[@Kapacool]

Let's promise them an Arab state and then divide them irreparably

[@erlich85]

1000 years later, and the Lebanese will still blame France instead of trying to clear their land from terrorist forces aka Hezbollah.

[@Rapozzox]

"The truth is, the game was rigged from the start"

[@ashwalamir]

As an israeli , it makes me so sad to see how the beautiful country of lebanon, the pearl of the middle east , with its green landscape and blue beachs , deteriorated to such a mess. Im no historian and all i know is that in the 80's israel invaded lebanon twice , aiming to creat a buffer zone between israel and lebanon , in order to protect us from the raiding of hostile groups in lebanon. The consequence of these actions r still visible in israel , as during our withdrewal israel took in many lebanese refugees of the South Lebanon Army. I really hope Lebanon will recuperate from all this mess and hope to reinstall relations between us 🇮🇱❤🇱🇧

[@simko8665]

Inshallah..

[@Kapnohuxi_folium]

Well... this aged well... since you're trying to steal out wealth now and all

[@mohammadbazzi3072]

Your Army Committed a War Crime int he Village of Qana. There will no relation with baby killers. It would be in our Heart. Your Army killed innocent in Qana. You think We will forget? No we won't. Your Army is Babies Killer not only in Lebanon also in Palestine (Gaza). and those Lebanese who Live in Israel They are Traitors. They run away Like Rats after Your Army Withdraw Defeated and Humiliated.

[@Darksoil4555]

You took traitors

[@andremaster1752]

Hopefully one day israel and lebanon could recognize each other as sovereign states 🇱🇧🤝🏻🇮🇱

[@davevandenm3624]

I feel a lot of commentors don't give you enough credit for sqeeuzing this much information in a small time frame. It's a balancing act where you also have to keep the impact of your content in mind, as to not 'pick sides' by highlighting one event and/or party over another. As usual, great job to everyone who works on this channel!

[@kenansaaloukeh2165]

I've watched this video 15 times and it is still confusing.

[@dylanh04]

@@craigthecraig9176 Ironically, the conflict began when Christian factions attempted to dominate the entire country after French colonial rule.

[@scapestar1755]

Should never have let those palestinians in

[@handsanitiser9832]

As if they were the true cause?! No, if you read further, you’ll see the root cause was injustice suffered by Muslims and others who weren’t Maronite Catholics! Money and power in the hands of this group, favoring this group politically, and channeling money to their areas while everyone else suffered! Is this fair?! Pls read abt Danny Chamoun and how he mocked the Muslims of West Beirut (as opposed to “French and upscale East Beirut”) there were many factors for the war, including Palestinians, but historians like Robert Fisk say tensions were boiling over before they even got there!

[@zik0v]

​@@handsanitiser9832wrong, and they should not have kicked Palestinians from their homes in the first place, kissinger promised them Lebanon and the Christians leaves for US and Canada. This what kicked started the Civil war

[@handsanitiser9832]

@@zik0v Nope, you're negating what was happening in Beirut years before they came in. The stark corruption at the hands of Maronite Catholics, wherein tensions were boiling over between the groups. Go read about how Beirut was increasingly becoming dangerous at night b/c people were hungry. Or the Sidon fisherman revolts. Or how Tripoli was (and still is) a "forgotten city" wherein efforts to circumvent a port there stemmed from--you guessed it--those in charge. Again, if you read you wouldn't even be posting in the first place. Is it a coincidence the biggest calls for M uslim unity are coming from Lebanon? Or how, considering how things were going in Lebanon at the time, heck, it's not that the welcomed them, it's that they didn't have the means of stopping them! They lived in squalor and many died from disease. Whatever was promised them obviously wasn't communicated, b/c the still live in refugee camps to this day, no?

[@zik0v]

​@@handsanitiser9832to my knowledge is that those areas you named were controlled by Muslims feudal lords, in which Moussa Sadr per example conducted many charity organizations to liberate the southerners from their grips, what got Maronites have to do with it, if they at fault, it isn't that they over-reached, it's that they did the opposite. As for Tripoli, you know the power shifted many times in Lebanon and still forgotten as before, why didn't we see it become remembered in the Hariri era? As for the biggest calls for Unity it's because the civil war and division took toll on the Lebanese public, what use did division and sectarianism do? Do you want me to name the calamities that happened in this country for the better half of a century?

[@zfarahx]

Solid overview, my only comment has to do with the title, it wasn’t a civil war, just a war. The PLO was a foreign, armed force encrusted in Lebanon waging war from its territory, which created all sorts of conflicts resulting in the involvement of multiple foreign forces. Syria, Iraq, Israel, the US, France, the UN - it was a war first, a civil war second.

[@kymkymo]

Except it's a civil war because that's how most of the country viewed it and continues to do so. Foreign intervention is typical in geopolitics, and that includes civil wars. PLO wasn't a foreign entity per SE because it was deeply tied and tangled with local nationalist groups. Even within the same religious sect there's plenty of tensions and killings. For example on thing this video misrepresents is Shia lebanese who quickly split into two major sides: amal and hezbollah. There were plenty of wars fought between these two and to this day plenty of trauma within families who's different members split different ways. This video is good for 20 minutes but keep in mind he glossed over more than two decades of conflict, and it is primarily civil war and conflict worsened and taken advantage of by foreign entities

[@michaelcharif5471]

I like you

[@mjb2697]

A few inaccuracies: 1. The Cairo Agreement was signed in 1969, not 1970. 2. The South Lebanese army was, contrary to popular belief, not mostly Christian, but mostly Shia, as they constituted 2/3 of the entire army. 3. The Taef Agreement had MAJOR changes to the Lebanese political and governmental scene, as the Parliament had now a 5:5 ratio between muslims and Christians, and the executive powers shifted entirely from the Maronite Presidential Seat to the Sunni Prime Minister. 4. Part of Lebanese Forces *debatably* went rogue and executed the Sabra and Shattila massacres, but big LF figures like Elie Hobeika (Head of the LF Intelligence) and Joseph Edde were held responsible. But all in all, as a Lebanese myself, I loved this video. Till this day, this is arguably one of, if not, the most accurate representations of the Lebanese Civil War on the KZbin platform. I applaud you. Much love.

[@mohammadbazzi3072]

Well the Majority of SLA High Officers Were Christians. The Founder is Christians. in south Lebanon there is Towns with Majority Christians. Such as Ain Ebel. Qaouzah. Rmaich. Many Lebanese in those Town Were recruited to SLA. And when they Collapse after Israel Withdraw from South . There is 1000 Of SLA member are now live in Israel and they all 100% Christians. They are traiter.

[@troykaiser7991]

​@@mohammadbazzi3072 70% members of the sla were shiia noss bnt jbeil kenet b la7d shaklak nesse m3almak l jalbout 3a 7ejez bet ya7oun

[@KatGlos]

Lebanon is such a beautiful country, one of the best I've ever been to. It's sad to see what happened there so recently.

[@LucasDimoveo]

My grandfather left Lebanon before the start of the civil war. I never knew him, so this is all I have of that part of his life. Thanks for making this video

[@francism7183]

Fellow ex-Lebanese your country is evolving every year, visit it and enjoy what's left of it

[@kimisutra5730]

Great video! A bit superficial but it's very complicated so I can't blame you. Cheers from Lebanon!

[@CaspianReport]

I know what you mean, but I had to make it work within a short timeframe. So, the subplot was left out.

[@imadnemeir9455]

@@CaspianReport thank you for doing the best job possible

[@Weliketohavefunhere]

@@CaspianReport this is a great effort. I've followed you for years and always learn something new when I watch your videos. Keep up the excellent work!

[@ht-cr3ms]

Hey Kameel. I'd like to read more about the subplots that were not mentioned in the video but am not sure what to look for online. Any heads up for these subplots I can look for?

[@kimisutra5730]

@@ht-cr3ms There's no one book that explains it all, you'll need to read multiple books because there are multiple perspectives. Unlike other wars, there's no definite consensus on winners or losers and who was right or wrong. Best option is talking to a bunch of lebanese people and piece together your own opinion, but I'm in lebanon so I'm to be able to do so.

[@clixmania]

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" See all these parties ? each party has their own side of the story. And there's me trying to gtfo of this country. PEACE

[@millevenon5853]

Wish u success brother

[@Houry247]

Same.

[@susannegoetze457]

The past is memory. We run on psychological memory , therefore we are bound to repeat our pattern of destruction. Mankind has never learnt from history, because we have not learnt to look at our destructive minds.

[@turan_kaya]

Lebanon is like all arab countries squeezed in one box

[@Rick-qc9xt]

But they aren’t even arab

[@swazzercool9060]

Rick Yes they are, they speak arabic

[@sw2928]

@@Rick-qc9xt They are XD

[@HueghMungus]

@@Rick-qc9xt By that logic just use the word for all people living in North Africa, and around the Sahara Belt as Arabs. Nice leap of logic.

[@kevine5531]

Rick You are correct my friend, they/ we are Phoenicians

[@eliejabbour8827]

The 13 april 1975 bus massacre that ignitated the war was a response to the assassination attempt of the christian leader pierre gemayel earlier that day. Palestinians wanted to make lebanon their new palestine. Yasser aarafat used to say that "the road to jerusalem passes through jounieh (a lebanese city)" Syria never accepted lebanon's independance and always considered it a syrian province. The main reason of the syrians entry in lebanon was trying to annex it to syria. They played a divide and conquer game in lebanon switching sides everytime a group is taking over to keep every group weak and divided which enabled syria to control lebanon more easily. Kamal jumblatt was assasinated by Syria You didn't mention the zahle war in 1981, where syrians besieged the christian town of zahle for 90 days, pounding it with rockets at a rate of 3 rockets per minute sometimes. The inhabitants of zahle aided by christian militias sent from beirut defended the town and forced the syrians to lift the siege. Bachir gemayel was voted president on 23 august 1982, which should have ended the civil war because he was lebanon's strong man with a nationalistic stand that earned the respect of every lebanese from every group and from the foreign armies that were present on lebanese lands, whether it was the syrians or israelis, to get out of lebanon in the upcoming months. His assassination 3 weeks later created a huge vaccum which reagnited the war and changed the whole country's landscape forever. Lebanon has yet to recover his loss. His brother amine gemayel, who is viewed as much weaker and less respected, was voted president a couple of days later. You didn't mention the 1983 mountain war, where an alliance of leftitsts, syria and remaining palestinian refugees kicked out the christian inhabitants from the mixed shouf area by massacring thousands of christians along their way. You didn't mention the 1986 lebanese forces intifada, where samir geagea overthrew the lebanese forces leader elie hobeika after signing an agreement with the syrians that was refused by most of the christians. Amine gemayel's presidency ended in 1988. After his presidency's end, a military government was created and commanded by the christian general of the lebanese army, michel aoun, who de facto had the power of a president and a prime minister combined, enraging the muslims, who's the prime minister seat was reserved to them. Finally and most importantly, you didn't mention the devastating intra-christian war, opposing the michel aoun forces to the christian lebanese forces militia commanded by samir geagea: The 1989 taif aggreement was supposed to end the war by stripping the christian lebanese president some power and giving it to the sunni prime minister and by giving a 50/50 quota between christians and muslims in the parliament and the government. Samir geagea and most of the muslim militias accepted the deal, while michel aoun strongly opposed it. This started a intra-christian war between aoun's and geagea's forces, destroying the christian areas and forcing 800 000 christians to flee lebanon. This war, which was named the "elimination war", weakened the until then strong christian front which paved the way for the syrian invasion of christian areas, which were until then free of syrian soldiers for the entierety of the war. A decessive battle on 13 october 1990 saw a syrian led invasion of the presidential palace in baabda, where aoun was enclaved, aided by a joint lebanese forces and muslim militias alliance, defeated the forces of aoun, forcing him to flee to france, where he remained until the end of the syrian occupation of lebanon which lasted until 2005. The fleeing of aoun marked the end of the civil war and the beginning of the syrian occupation of lebanon which controlled every aspect of lebanese politics and is viewed as a very oppressive occupation, censuring any news outlet that dared oppose it and assassinating dozens of anti-syrian politicians, journalists and figures, namely pierre gemayel (bachir's nephew and amine gemayel's son), gebran tueni, samir kassir, georges hawi, rafiq hariri and many others. Samir geagea, the lebanese forces militia leader, was thrown in prison in 1994 for his anti- syria view, which created a gap in the christan leadership as all their leaders were either killed(bachir, dany chamoun,...) in exile (michel aoun, amine gemayel) or in prison (samir geagea). After prime minister rafic lhariri's assasination in 2005, huge anti syrian protests named "the cedar revolution" saw a million people protesting against the syrian occupation. After huge international pressure, the syrians were forced to pull out of lebanon, thus giving the chance to the exiled anti-syrian leaders (aoun and amine) to come back to lebanon and the release of samir geagea from prison. Once syria left, the power vaccum was filled by the powerful iranian proxy militia, hezbollah, who has been rulling the country ever since. In order to reach the presidency, michel aoun decided to side with hezbollah. Even though fiercely opposing it at first, he knew he needed its backing to reach his goals. This alliance created 2 major fronts in lebanon. The 8 march alliance, composed by the shia parties amal and hezbollah and the the christian FPM led by aoun, were pro syria and iran and opposed the west and the gulf countries. On the other hand, there was the 14 march alliance, composed by the sunni future party, led by saad lhariri, rafic lhariri's son, the christian lebanese forces party, led by samir geagea and the druze progressive party, led by kamal jumblatt's son, walid jumblatt. These are pro-west and gulf countries and strongly opposed to the hezbollah arms, calling for the army to be the sole protector of the lebanese lands, while the 8 march camp supports the hezbollah arms, calling it a "resistance" against israel. In 2016, michel aoun was voted president and in 2018, parliamentery elections gave the majority to the march 8 camp. Ever since, lebanon was hit hard by american sanctions, because the USA considers hezbollah a terrorist organization who took lebanon hostage of its arms. These sanctions, combined with massive corruption, created a big economical crisis, triggering the lebanese revolution of october 2019, that is still ongoing today. The economical crisis has only worsen since and 1 US dollar today equals 8000 lebanese lira, up from 1500 lebanese lira before the start of the revolution. And here is where lebanon is today, at the brink of a war, economical collapse and stuck between 2 giant powers competing over the control of the region: USA and Iran. A big big support for my lebanese brothers going through these hard times in lebanon from a fellow lebanese brother living in montreal! Much love! We got ur backs! Better days are coming, don't give up! At the end of the day, we have been present on this land for 6000 years and nobody was able to kick us out, it's not today that they will!!❤🇱🇧🙏💪

[@mar1446]

I'm curious to know what your predictions for Lebanon's future are?

[@haithamskin809]

bro wen ma bittala3 btotla3 inta bwejje khalik b toronto

[@eliejabbour8827]

@@mar1446 it's only a question of time before a war errupts between hezbollah and israel, and this time hezbollah will be defeated. After its defeat, a peace deal could be reached with israel and we could finally live in peace.

[@eliejabbour8827]

@@haithamskin809 montreal*. Glad I have fans now❤

[@briantravelman]

THANK YOU! Any TRUE Lebanese person will tell you that Lebanon was a peaceful and prosperous country until Muslims became the majority.

[@zootcaps4503]

Who here after the explosion??

[@pachapacha8769]

Exactly

[@g1y3]

just came see this

[@jc-zp1de]

Yea im trying to figure out who did that bomb and I have no clue what's going on but my guess some other country are probably involved in this.

[@saadsaadalotibi8500]

@@jc-zp1de it was by itself theres no country envolved in this rip all these lebanons who died

[@macpduff2119]

Me

[@deantan4080]

What I am shocked about in Lebanon is the amount of city planning they do for a war torn country. If only there was peace there.

[@466chalk]

It kind of makes sense, though. Every time war levels a city, it has to be rebuilt. Lebanese city planners likely have a depressing amount of experience.

[@briantravelman]

There WAS peace and prosperity. Lebanon was the breadbasket of the Middle East before Muslims became the majority.

[@MohOEM]

@@briantravelman breadbasket? Really?? Ok I know that Muslims are all very good with interacting with other religions but breadbasket? Seriously?

[@harshjain3122]

@@MohOEM no they aren't good. Whenever they go, usa and civil war follows. They fight with others and themselves too. I have whole history to back me up

[@joebonsaipoland]

Lebanon has the best food in the Middle East #Fact

[@Xerxes2528]

Tru

[@carlosacta8726]

Absolutely!

[@captainpinky8307]

name 3 dish's then.

[@Ahmedkhaled-ct2be]

Oh man, the same food as Syria and the same Palestinian food too

[@cernunnosthehornedone3336]

Must be the colonial French influence I guess🤔

[@JohnJohn-fx4ti]

Palestine, Isreal, Syria in 1980 when they saw lebenon: *Its real free estate*

[@aboudchalak5104]

And then they say we are racist because we are kicking them 😡

[@x6621]

All three of those countries decide to rape us Lebanese

[@ligiu9724]

@@aboudchalak5104 are you Lebanese?

[@yakov95000]

Israel wouldn't give a fuck about Lebanon if the North was peaceful.

[@mohammadjaafar1496]

You only talked about 40% of the whole civil war events, there is a very large protion still missing.

[@dodovomitory3496]

i agree. all the americans in the comments are acting like experts on this subject

[@nutasquirrel6190]

I agree. But I wish it wasn’t true.

[@Sir_Lagg_A_Lot]

Part 2?

[@dodovomitory3496]

@?,?, shut up your comment is bad. civil war was 15 years and your brain is small. bet you're a j(1)arab too

[@mohammadjaafar1496]

@?,?, Yes, My country is a Mess, and are you know assuming that I want trouble, anyways, a very large important portions of facts and important figures were omitted, which gives wrong images and impressions to people, and that is a problem in itself, you are not going to teach me about my own country are you.

[@diwanumam1507]

What about the 1990s war? This was so wonderfully done. You explained such a complex situation better than many textbooks! Great job.

[@antimsabak123]

Thank you Shirvan neftchi for such an informative video !!

[@kareemhussein7178]

Gamal Abdelnasser: The Arab world is totally ready to unify. Meanwhile in Lebanon a few years later:

[@caldoreo]

القومية العربية my ass

[@eron17]

Just now I joined a channel for the first time on KZbin. Excellent content with every video!

[@johnfilmore7638]

I spent 10 years of my childhood in the Middle East, the best food overall in the Arab world is Lebanese, period! Many countries have national dishes that are also amazing but if you have a street of middle eastern restaurants and have no other recomendations, the Lebanese restaurant is the one to bet on. I was only briefly in Lebanon, Lebanon's natural beauty and greenery is the stuff of legends, the Cedars of Lebanon are giant trees that are the definitive cedars by which all cedars of the world are judged, California Redwoods & Cypress are cousins of the Cedars of Lebanon and the former are the only trees in the world to eclipse the mythology of the Cedars of Lebanon. So much of world history passed through Lebanon, what is amazing is how many majestic oceanfront ruins still stand today through all the civil wars We can thank the Maronite Christians and muslim Druze for the preservation of past cultures, the virus of Hezbollah is almost as debilitating as the zombie infection of hosts that ISIS and Al Queda islam cause their hosts, eliminating the infection of ISIS and Hezbollah is a thankless and gruesome job but will hopefully eradicate the deadly virus.

[@matthewsebaaly8484]

My whole family came to America a few years after the civil war, and we’ve been hoping ever since that Lebanon would bounce back to its former glory... it breaks my heart to see my country like this 🥺

[@FOLIPE]

Many Lebanese also came to Brazil. I think it's hard for a small country as Lebanon in a region like the middle east to be stable.

[@matthewsebaaly8484]

F. OPE yes I’ve heard Brazil has one of the largest (if not the largest) Lebanese population outside of Lebanon. Until the economy and political situation gets better I don’t think any of us are going to be moving back to Lebanon though

[@FOLIPE]

@@matthewsebaaly8484 yeah but most came here even before the war. Honestly, I don't think there'll be a lot of retournés anyway, I know maybe two cases of people who came since the 70s going back but there's still more people coming in than returning, and as time passes and people settle here returning becomes more unlikely.

[@maskedsardine1772]

Same bro, my family came after the war to Africa and I swear not one day has passed since I was about 8 where I haven’t thought about Lebanon. Regardless of the problems I love it and I hope to return next year. Even though I’m currently In a ‘stable’ country compared to Lebanon, I feel I need to return to experience what Lebanon goes through

[@gm8507]

The Maronites are traitors

[@menumlor9365]

I lived in Lebanon for a year. You can kinda feel the uneasiness between all the groups depending on where you go. Just don't talk about religion, politics and travel to south Lebanon and you'll be fine. Lebanon does have some of the most beautiful women in the world. I've never met a women with red or gold eyes before.

[@elijahmonreal1027]

My wife is lebanese

[@menumlor9365]

@@elijahmonreal1027 Does she have beautiful red eyes?

[@micocyan]

@@menumlor9365 I was there 3 weeks and I left with headache, and a sad, strong, beautiful, gold eyes girl in the heart. Sajida, I will never forget you

[@menumlor9365]

@@micocyan My man.

[@hy4630]

what's wrong with South lebanon 🤔

[@piyushsingh6318]

R u guys also here after the massive explosion in Beirut??. Hope speedy recovery to the injured people.

[@RiJMC17]

Yes, was wondering why Lebanon is in such a poor state. Now I think I understand.

[@RD-gt3ts]

@@RiJMC17 nope u dont it more complicated than balkans

[@pierreyoussef5182]

Greetings from lebanon!!!

[@norelfarjun3554]

Greetings from your neighbors from the south

[@hassooonnn6504]

Norel farjun Palestine 🇵🇸 is our neighbour to the south.

[@Kinghassz]

Norel farjun yea Palestine is our neighbour to the South

[@Kinghassz]

Bangbabangbabangbang hes probably a christian Palestinian with a name like Pierre

[@roeypolin5174]

@@norelfarjun3554 israel or palestine? I am israeli. In any case, mey peace be upon all of us

[@ozemite7746]

Things just got even more confusing

[@AstraFleur]

People in Beirut running away from the explosion. *kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWPOXoyvbNp3iq8*

[@dl5270]

love your videos, Shirvan! Informative as ever, without obvious bias! Keep it up, please!

[@eric45]

as a canadian i fell i should highlight how much of our money whent to these wars via black market transactions. very well known that profits from drug sales would be sent to buy goods for malitias

[@dorazati4905]

lebanon people: you have freed us! hezbollah: oh, i wouldnt say "freed", more like "under new management".

[@dorazati4905]

@@m-hellothere4167 good joke! there is 100 things wrong with hezbollah but i give you only one example. why hezbollah is not joining lebanon army? why keep a organization inside a country when they DONT take orders from the country? there is no explanation for hezbollahs actions, as long as they dont join lebanons army they are a iranian puppet that has no legitimacy in any country.

[@maskedsardine1772]

Mahdi Ismail hezbollah are not pro Lebanese. They are puppets for the Iranian regime just like Assad. If what you said about every faction receiving their share after the war, why aren’t the kataeb, the Lebanese forces, tayyar, the PSP etc. allowed to have their own armies? Lebanon should have one armed force that stands for Lebanon. Not a militia funded by outsiders that carries out their orders. If they are so pro Lebanese why are they fighting in Syria? The real Lebanese patriots are all dead cause they didn’t follow the orders or agendas of Syria, Iran or even Israel.

[@milliyetci5672]

@@maskedsardine1772 without Hezbollah, Lebanon will be a part of the Greater Israel's land... Lebanon's national army is useless, everyone know that...

[@dorazati4905]

@@m-hellothere4167 1) hezbollah takes no order from the gov and they dont even inform the gov about anything they are doing. hezbollah is totally independent militia that doesnt care about the country. 2)all the parties in lebanon came to a agreement on how to divide the power between the parties so that there wont be another civil war. only hezbollah is outside that agreement and does what ever they want. there wont be a civil war again! 3)when i say hezbollah must join the army that means give their weapons and soldiers to the army. that will make the army powerfull enough to protect the country. 4)do you really believe Iran's Supreme Leader? he isnt capable of lying? after israel left lebanon (in year 2000) hezbollah lost any legitimacy to exist outside of the army, that means that this organization exist 20 year without any legitimacy. the only explanation for why hezbollah is not joining the army is that hezbollah dont want to ask permission from lebanon gov to attack israel. they want to force lebanon to go to war against israel even if they dont want too, like they did in 2006. in 2006 (6 year after israel left lebanon) hezbollah decided to kill and kidnapp 2 israeli soldiers without any permission from lebanons goverment. they forced a war on lebanons people, a war that lebanons people didnt wanted.

[@dorazati4905]

@@milliyetci5672 so why not joining the army and make it usefull?

[@WhateverNameIsStillAvailable]

Man, your Middle East videos are on another level. Nobody even comes close to competing.

[@huissienattara1591]

This is a VERY condensed version. The war was even more complicated with more players and fleeting alliances. However, for a 20 minute video this is pretty good.

[@Dietsch_]

Shirvan can you please talk about the ethnic/racial tensions in south Africa

[@stefanvlad8472]

Yes, please

[@drunkensailor3736]

I wanna hear Shirvan talk about the situation in Hong Kong. The Chinese are really exploiting the pandemic to fully takeover there. Found a great analysis on what's happening there and whether we're headed for a new Cold War: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q37QZ2qCfd2Fba8

[@dalijbeli1354]

This is one of the best explanations you can find on the internet about the Lebanese civil war !

[@fifthofascalante7311]

I'm going to have to rewatch this, because it's confusing as hell. Shirvan, please do more graphic outlines, symbolic representations of which group is doing which one in.

[@kassa2681]

Lebanon is a group of denominations, dispersions and tribes that hadn’t defined its true identity yet.

[@j.k.6865]

As a Lebanese I agree. Every person will tell you something different about our identity. The truth is, there is single identity. We are bunch of groups forced to live with each other, ruled by corrupt mafia bosses and warlords. I have no hope in my country.

[@zhcultivator]

Just like Nigeria ..........

[@Amar90]

Just like Iraq

[@rogernajm7447]

that's not completly true, as a christian living in lebanon, most of us a proud to call ourselves lebanese unlike the others who most of them put the wellbeing of saudi arabia turkey iran and syria before lebanon

[@kassa2681]

@@rogernajm7447 Christians: brought Syrians in the 70s to help fight the PLO (Frangie), brought Israel to besiege Beirut in 1982(Gemayel), accepted the support from Iraq in 1989 (Aoun). Muslims: brought in arms from Egypt, Libya, Syria, PLO, and later Iran. Everyone screwed up. Nobody won. No one is better than the other not a single bit. Nothing was gained from this war. all is lost. Cherry on top, the old warlords are now our leaders. screw hope. our blessed diversity turned out a curse. We could have done much better.

[@adammed8667]

Totally objective. Explaining the Lebanese Civil war in 20 mins.... You did a great job man. Good luck from Lebanon.

[@mohamedfardoun2915]

Lebanese here, if anyone has questions. Very accurate video! But you understated some stuff: The Israeli army, while occupying lebanon, tortured and killed hundreds of Lebanese people, which lead to most of them joining the resistance against them. Also, the Syrian regime and the PLO often had multiple check points attacking innocent lebanese people and abducting them for torture. Many lebanese are still missing to these days with the Syrians still refusing to give information about them. The lebanese people were and still are the greatest victim with the regional power struggle.

[@thetruthshallsetyoufree2040]

Well said

[@snakey934Snakeybakey]

who did they torture?

[@eliejabbour8827]

True

[@andremaster1752]

Cap and there's no proof of that. My dad recounted stories of him in war and Palestinian threw grenade into civilian home and almost killed him. Then palestone commit the first war crimes before any major event. The big massacre could be over exxaggetred form yassar atarafat. My dad doesn't remember any crimes that Israel did and only sluggish palestian military offense

[@rebelliocross519]

You again like many others, forget what demographic changes do in time. The ratio 6 for Christians vs 5 for muslims was a actual representation of the people there at that time. Due to wars in the surrounding countries muslims fled to Lebanon. That made a big contribution to the unrest as well! It is the same in Former Yugoslavia, Europe as a whole, the US, South Africa, Africa as a whole, and so on....

[@User_29765]

Yugoslavia was fine under tito. With him as the leader, demographics didnt really matter

[@DidierWar]

Amazing job, you guys did.I Had a really dificult time understading the conflict when i was in school.