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ISIS was not a significant player at the beginning of the events in Syria. And Assad helped ISIS by freeing men [1], then not really targeting it during the fir
by skitout 6y ago
ISIS was not a significant player at the beginning of the events in Syria. And Assad helped ISIS by freeing men [1], then not really targeting it during the first part of the war. ISIS (and other extremist) were fighting against other Assad's enemies, and it help portraying all opposition as dangerous extremists
edit : [1] https://www.newsweek.com/how-syrias-assad-helped-forge-isis-255631 https://www.newsweek.com/how-syrias-assad-helped-forge-isis-...
- Synaesthesia 6y agoA lot of the opposition is practically indistinguishable from ISIS, namely extremist religious (Wahhabism) terrorists. Eg El Nusra front ..The Syrian government is tolerant of other religions, far preferable.
- skitout 6y agoMy point is not to say what is preferable. I was just pointing that saying "A part of not assassinating Assad is that he was fighting the extremists (aka ISIS)" is not true, as ISIS was a minor player at the beginning, and as Assad and ISIS shared some interests during the first half of the war, and somehow helped each other. It is not a judgement, it is a fact.