Syrian Conflict
Posted: 24 Feb 2018, 11:17
I want to see what your thoughts are on what is going on in Syria.
Syria has to be one of the most complicated and messy conflicts in modern history. We have the Syrian Government backed up by Russia and Iran fighting the FSA, who are backed up by Turkey, who are attacking the Kurds, who are backed up by the USA. And to top it off all are fighting ISIS, and Israel is waging its own mini-war against Iran inside Syria.
ISIS is essentially wiped out by now, they only have a few small pockets left. So I imagine they will soon go underground and continue conducting guerilla type warfare and conducting terrorist attacks in the West for many years to come.
The FSA that are not supported by Turkey will slowly but surely get wiped out by the Syrian Government, as they have been for the last year. The FSA supported by Turkey in the north who are currently attacking the Kurds will be a complicated situation, I cant see Turkey wanting to leave anytime soon and you can bet that the Syrian Government will eventually want to reclaim that territory, potentially sparking a direct fight between Turkey, a NATO member and a Russian backed force.
Then we have the Kurds, who have been used for the west, and more specifically the USA to fight against ISIS as a proxy. The USA now have military bases inside Kurdish territory and has dug itself in for many years to come, against the wishes of the Syrian Government. The US have been trying to shield the Kurds against Turkey by positioning troops along the border areas, but due to them talking about building a Kurdish border force and having no troops in the western region, Turkey has now launched a full scale attack on the region with the support of the FSA.
Personally, I think it is for the best that the Syrian Government wins the fight against the FSA, as they are a fun mix of moderate and extremist factions, some even linked to Al-Qaeda, we dont want another Taliban in Afghanistan or failed state Libya situation to deal with. I think the Kurds need to be given a break and Turkey needs to be slapped. The Turkey situation is pretty troubling, I dont see how it does not boil over in to a larger scale fight at some point.
There are some decent interactive maps that can show you the current situation. Just dont read the comments.
https://syria.liveuamap.com/
https://syriancivilwarmap.com/
Syria has to be one of the most complicated and messy conflicts in modern history. We have the Syrian Government backed up by Russia and Iran fighting the FSA, who are backed up by Turkey, who are attacking the Kurds, who are backed up by the USA. And to top it off all are fighting ISIS, and Israel is waging its own mini-war against Iran inside Syria.
ISIS is essentially wiped out by now, they only have a few small pockets left. So I imagine they will soon go underground and continue conducting guerilla type warfare and conducting terrorist attacks in the West for many years to come.
The FSA that are not supported by Turkey will slowly but surely get wiped out by the Syrian Government, as they have been for the last year. The FSA supported by Turkey in the north who are currently attacking the Kurds will be a complicated situation, I cant see Turkey wanting to leave anytime soon and you can bet that the Syrian Government will eventually want to reclaim that territory, potentially sparking a direct fight between Turkey, a NATO member and a Russian backed force.
Then we have the Kurds, who have been used for the west, and more specifically the USA to fight against ISIS as a proxy. The USA now have military bases inside Kurdish territory and has dug itself in for many years to come, against the wishes of the Syrian Government. The US have been trying to shield the Kurds against Turkey by positioning troops along the border areas, but due to them talking about building a Kurdish border force and having no troops in the western region, Turkey has now launched a full scale attack on the region with the support of the FSA.
Personally, I think it is for the best that the Syrian Government wins the fight against the FSA, as they are a fun mix of moderate and extremist factions, some even linked to Al-Qaeda, we dont want another Taliban in Afghanistan or failed state Libya situation to deal with. I think the Kurds need to be given a break and Turkey needs to be slapped. The Turkey situation is pretty troubling, I dont see how it does not boil over in to a larger scale fight at some point.
There are some decent interactive maps that can show you the current situation. Just dont read the comments.
https://syria.liveuamap.com/
https://syriancivilwarmap.com/