Short summary: The war was chiefly about sectarianism, and fueled by foreign supporters of the Sunni factions. It was not about installing liberal democracy in place of the "brutal" Assad regime, which in reality had been enforcing liberal secularism. This is the reason it was opposed by traditionalists, including Sunni Islamists.
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The Mystery Fixer Who is Negotiating an End to the Syrian War
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The Mystery Fixer Who is Negotiating an End to the Syrian War
Rania Khalek, independent journalist living in Beirut, Lebanon
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The war was chiefly about sectarianism
I'm not buying that. A map of gas pipelines explains pretty much the whole thing. Qatar, Saudis, Turkey, Russia, and of course Uncle Hebe and his bodyguard Sam.
Sectarianism is always a good excuse but in the end it's always about the honey.
“Sectarianism is always a good excuse but in the end it's always about the honey.”
Gas pipelines and oil were certainly a factor in the U.S.-led proxy war on Syria.
Other factors included the U.S. Empire’s desire to break up the Syrian government’s alliance with Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah.
Another factor was the Empire’s desire to break off eastern Syria in order to create a new country called Rojava. Most of Syria's oil is located in eastern Syria. This newly created nation was to be populated mainly by Kurds who are so tightly allied with the USA and Israel that Rojava would have effectively been Israel 2.0. (Israelis frequently hold public rallies in support of Kurdish independence.)
The destruction of Syria would also have deprived Russia of its Mediterranean port at Tartus.
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