Syrien

[hunter1]

Ein guter Artikel, den man als Kontrast zu dem unsäglichen pro-russischen Theaterdonner der letzten Medien-Tage positionieren kann (die Putin-Trolle werden schon ihre Messer wetzen :lol: ).

A growing protest against a country's corrupt regime leads to a civil war. The regime is assisted by advisors and weapons from Russia to oppress the riots.
At a certain stage, the ruler and regime are at risk of being toppled. The Russians bring in forces and directly intervene in the battles. Jihad organizations declare a holy war ("jihad") on the regime and the Russians, and thousands of Muslim volunteers from around the world join the war. Many countries, including Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states, help the jihadists.
This description is not taken from Syria of 2015, but from Afghanistan of 1979.
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As the Russians land on their shores, the Alawites are returning to the situation of protégés leaning on a foreign power, just like during the French mandate in the 1930s and 1940s, thereby losing the little legitimacy they had left to control Syria.
The Russian position is against the Sunni majority. In other words, as far as the Arabs are concerned, Russia, like France in the past, is going against the Syrian Arab nationality. Even if the goal to fight ISIS is holy, Russia is positioning itself as an enemy of Sunni Islam by supporting Iran and Hezbollah.

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