I honestly can not say I have a deep knowledge of the Syrian civil war except for a few things.

  1. Multiple groups including Isis and the Syrian army are involved, some of which are US backed

  2. Rojava and the Kurds seem genuinely unproblematic and cool, and are currently being attacked by Syria and Turkey, and their support was withdrawn by trump.

  3. The resulting refugee crisis is a big deal, etc etc. I’ve actually been fortunate enough to talk with several refugees as my mother works in local government helping sponsor them, and one family threw a party and invited us. The food was delicious, but I felt like asking a family who had just been reunited with a family member after years about the civil war would not be a good idea. So I can’t say I learned much from the conversations I’ve had.

I see lots of Assad memes. Is it ironic? Is it unironic? Is it a big critical support deal like Kim Jong un? What’s the consensus? Can someone educate me or?

Thanks.

  • LeninsRage [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    All I'm really going to say is that those allegations are questionable. To the point that, in regards to the last attack carried out that was blamed on Assad, the OPCW literally censored dissenting opinions in the report that suggested a plausible alternative that the weapons were planted after the fact rather than dropped from aircraft.

    Source on that. For news on the Syrian War as a whole I've heard the Independent has consistently had better coverage compared to other media outlets.