No I don't think so. Iraq has a bigger split than that of syria (sunni vs shia). Even the Arab-Kurd split is bigger than Syria in Iraq. I lived in Syria for over a year and what I observed is that they're a proud people of their identity. Assad took too far by completely aligning with Iran and made his country just a vassal. There's a huge pride in arab identity in Syria so I think this definitely played a huge part in the success of this revolt. I wish for syria to be successful and have a government that cares about its ppeople. This is a good thing in my opinion from a geopolitical sense.
It’s still too early to draw definitive conclusions, but so far things seem to be heading in the right direction and all Syrians are united in their efforts. We’ll just have to wait and see how it all plays out.
from a european perspective, it might be a blessing if some of the immigrants that had no plan to integrate would return to that region. the middle east has been used as a weapon by putin to destabilize europe, now that might be over too
from a european perspective, it might be a blessing if some of the immigrants that had no plan to integrate would return to that region. the middle east has been used as a weapon by putin to destabilize europe, now that might be over too
For sure. It's important for people to go back to their homes. The separation from families is something nobody talks about. The baath regime (majority alawite) have exercised some of the worst atrocities against sunni arabs and druze. The fact that Assad lasted this long is pretty impressive actually. He was hanging by a thread and both Russia and Iran lost spectacularly in the last two years. My hope now as an Iraqi is for the Iraqi government to start acting in the interest of its own people and be cold to the Iranian government moving forward. It's time to shift alliances for the betterment of the region.
from a european perspective, it might be a blessing if some of the immigrants that had no plan to integrate would return to that region. the middle east has been used as a weapon by putin to destabilize europe, now that might be over too
I had thought the same thing. The impact of the 2015 diaspora was immense in Europe. And it won't be the last something like that happens in the world.
My best wishes for a better turn for the Syrian people. It may have taken 13 years, but hopefully it might pass Tunisia as one of the better things to have come out of the Arab Spring eventually.
No I don't think so. Iraq has a bigger split than that of syria (sunni vs shia). Even the Arab-Kurd split is bigger than Syria in Iraq. I lived in Syria for over a year and what I observed is that they're a proud people of their identity. Assad took too far by completely aligning with Iran and made his country just a vassal. There's a huge pride in arab identity in Syria so I think this definitely played a huge part in the success of this revolt. I wish for syria to be successful and have a government that cares about its ppeople. This is a good thing in my opinion from a geopolitical sense.
Oh I do still live in the US. I left iraq in mid 2006. Moved to Syria and lived to late 2007 and then immigrated to the US. I was 15 at the time. I lived in a province that suffered from bad civil war (Diyala) at the time. Not knowing if you'll be back home when you're in middle school ages you 10 years.. I haven't gone back since I left but I intend to do so next year hopefully. Things are trending upwards thankfully. I am thankful for all the opportunities I got in the US though. People don't know how good they have it here.