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That country is Russian, right? Or Saudi Arabia? I am not very familiar with Syria situation. Purely a honest question.

pphysch 5y ago
Northeastern Syria (major agriculture/oil region) has been actively occupied by USA for the better part of a decade. Turkey occupies Northwestern Syria (Idlib) along with US-backed HTS. Arguably the only reason Syria didn't collapse like Libya/Iraq is because Russia was there to balance against US interests.
lucian1900 5y ago
Saudi Arabia as the direct source of Wahhabis, with the US funding and arming them. Russia has been supporting the secular Syrian government.
- AnimalMuppet 5y ago
  I fail to see how the US is funding the Saudis. Arming, maybe. Funding? Not so much.
  - objektif 5y ago
    Not necessarily Saudis but the so called "rebels". Turkey openly aided ISIS and other violent rebels in the region. I can tell you Turkey did not do this alone as a Nato member.
    - finikytou 5y ago
      and turkey host more than 3 millions syrians. how many the US do after starting the war?
  - lucian1900 5y ago
    The US funds Wahhabis all over the world, from Syria to Kosovo to Iraq to Xinjiang.
  - finikytou 5y ago
    ask the clinton fundation
    - finikytou 5y ago
      why am i being downvoted. it's public knowledge and part of why assange rots in jail. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/julian-assange-clinton-foundation-isis-same-money-saudi-arabia-qatar-funding-a7397211.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/julian-assange-cli...
HideousKojima 5y ago
Saudi Arabia. Russia supports Assad and has no interest in destabilizing the country because they want to maintain their naval base at Latakia etc.
- sudosysgen 5y ago
  Turkey is at least as much at fault as Saudi Arabia. They literally straight up pay salaries to wahabbi terrorists. The US also financed a lot of them.
  - worik 5y ago
    > They literally straight up pay salaries to wahabbi terrorists Really? I did not know that. Have you a source?
    - sudosysgen 5y ago
      I do : > The Turkey-backed FSA's wages are paid for by the Turkish government, they operate alongside the Turkish Armed Forces https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_National_Army https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_National_Army As for their terrorist proclivities:. https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/14/turkish-backed-forces-freeing-islamic-state-prisoners-syria/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/14/turkish-backed-forces-f... To be fair though, they basically took over the CIA operations.
  - ejanus 5y ago
    Until Trump appeared on the scene. You missed that out.
    - sudosysgen 5y ago
      Actually, it continued for two years at least into the Trump presidency, see Operation Timber Sycamore.
SuoDuanDao 5y ago
The Syrian conflict, though deliberately obfuscated, was probably primarily a conflict between Russia-backed Iran and US-backed Saudi Arabia. Wahabism is an arm of the latter.
- objektif 5y ago
  Well you conveniently skipped another very important country in the region.
  - lostlogin 5y ago
    For those of us interested but less informed - could you name the country directly?
    - melony 5y ago
      The one in the title post.
    - throwaway123x2 5y ago
      It's a different axis. The Turks are fighting the Sauds for influence in the Islamic world, while the Sauds are fighting the Iranians in their imagined Shia vs Sunni conflict.
- ejanus 5y ago
  I was thinking that it was engineered because Assad refused to allow Qatar South Par gas pipelines from criss crossing his country on its way to Europe. The arreas occupied by ISIS terror group in Iraq and Syria were actually areas meant for South Par gas pipelines. South Par gas would have freed Europe from Russia energy dependency.
  - wheelerof4te 5y ago
    Yes, this is the real reason for the war. Had Assad accepted the proposal, he would be hailed in the MS media as a hero and a great leader who turned his country into a desert oasis. Of course, this would have isolated and aggrovated Russia further, and Assad knew that. Nevermind that Syria is within range of Russia's missiles. He also knew what became of Sadam Housein (once an ally to the US) once he was of no use to the West. In any case, causing a civil war inside a country just to punish a leader for making calculated, reasonable choice is criminal and evil.
wheelerof4te 5y ago
Russia is invited by the government to help in the fight against wahabbi terrorists imported from Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Turkey used to smuggle Syrian oil, but today that "job" belongs to the USA.
sudosysgen 5y ago
Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

Northeastern Syria (major agriculture/oil region) has been actively occupied by USA for the better part of a decade. Turkey occupies Northwestern Syria (Idlib) along with US-backed HTS. Arguably the only reason Syria didn't collapse like Libya/Iraq is because Russia was there to balance against US interests.

lucian1900 5y ago

Saudi Arabia as the direct source of Wahhabis, with the US funding and arming them. Russia has been supporting the secular Syrian government.

AnimalMuppet 5y ago
I fail to see how the US is funding the Saudis. Arming, maybe. Funding? Not so much.
- objektif 5y ago
  Not necessarily Saudis but the so called "rebels". Turkey openly aided ISIS and other violent rebels in the region. I can tell you Turkey did not do this alone as a Nato member.
  - finikytou 5y ago
    and turkey host more than 3 millions syrians. how many the US do after starting the war?
- lucian1900 5y ago
  The US funds Wahhabis all over the world, from Syria to Kosovo to Iraq to Xinjiang.
- finikytou 5y ago
  ask the clinton fundation
  - finikytou 5y ago
    why am i being downvoted. it's public knowledge and part of why assange rots in jail. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/julian-assange-clinton-foundation-isis-same-money-saudi-arabia-qatar-funding-a7397211.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/julian-assange-cli...

HideousKojima 5y ago

Saudi Arabia. Russia supports Assad and has no interest in destabilizing the country because they want to maintain their naval base at Latakia etc.

sudosysgen 5y ago
Turkey is at least as much at fault as Saudi Arabia. They literally straight up pay salaries to wahabbi terrorists. The US also financed a lot of them.
- worik 5y ago
  > They literally straight up pay salaries to wahabbi terrorists Really? I did not know that. Have you a source?
  - sudosysgen 5y ago
    I do : > The Turkey-backed FSA's wages are paid for by the Turkish government, they operate alongside the Turkish Armed Forces https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_National_Army https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_National_Army As for their terrorist proclivities:. https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/14/turkish-backed-forces-freeing-islamic-state-prisoners-syria/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/14/turkish-backed-forces-f... To be fair though, they basically took over the CIA operations.
- ejanus 5y ago
  Until Trump appeared on the scene. You missed that out.
  - sudosysgen 5y ago
    Actually, it continued for two years at least into the Trump presidency, see Operation Timber Sycamore.

SuoDuanDao 5y ago

The Syrian conflict, though deliberately obfuscated, was probably primarily a conflict between Russia-backed Iran and US-backed Saudi Arabia. Wahabism is an arm of the latter.

objektif 5y ago
Well you conveniently skipped another very important country in the region.
- lostlogin 5y ago
  For those of us interested but less informed - could you name the country directly?
  - melony 5y ago
    The one in the title post.
  - throwaway123x2 5y ago
    It's a different axis. The Turks are fighting the Sauds for influence in the Islamic world, while the Sauds are fighting the Iranians in their imagined Shia vs Sunni conflict.
ejanus 5y ago
I was thinking that it was engineered because Assad refused to allow Qatar South Par gas pipelines from criss crossing his country on its way to Europe. The arreas occupied by ISIS terror group in Iraq and Syria were actually areas meant for South Par gas pipelines. South Par gas would have freed Europe from Russia energy dependency.
- wheelerof4te 5y ago
  Yes, this is the real reason for the war. Had Assad accepted the proposal, he would be hailed in the MS media as a hero and a great leader who turned his country into a desert oasis. Of course, this would have isolated and aggrovated Russia further, and Assad knew that. Nevermind that Syria is within range of Russia's missiles. He also knew what became of Sadam Housein (once an ally to the US) once he was of no use to the West. In any case, causing a civil war inside a country just to punish a leader for making calculated, reasonable choice is criminal and evil.

wheelerof4te 5y ago

Russia is invited by the government to help in the fight against wahabbi terrorists imported from Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Turkey used to smuggle Syrian oil, but today that "job" belongs to the USA.

sudosysgen 5y ago

Turkey and Saudi Arabia.