This very 'simple' chart should clear up the whole war in Syria for you

[galdur]

The civil war in Syria, fought by a range of forces, can be a complex topic for a beginner.

Thankfully, Charles Lister, a fellow of the Middle East Institute, has summarised the conflict with this "simple" chart showing the forces who are fighting each other in the country.





Yep, looks like this is being sorted out very soon.

http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/this-very-simple-chart-should-clear-up-the-whole-war-in-syria-for-you--WyBZZEIz0g

[galdur]

Looks like a picture really is worth a thousand words. Sorry about posting this, it probably gets you down if you´re the regular person hoping for peace.

[classicsucks]

This could probably be simplified by indicating which groups are fronts for which superpowers, ie:

Al Qaeda/ISIS/Syrian Opposition/Israel/Mossad/CIA/Turkey = USA
 versus
Syrian Army/Hezbollah/Shia Militias/Iran/YPG/Kurds = Russia

World War III has already started folks, fasten your seat belts...

[Moloch]

Is this a Rorschach test?

I see a clusterDuck™

[SushiChef]

This could probably be simplified by indicating which groups are fronts for which superpowers, ie:

Al Qaeda/ISIS/Syrian Opposition/Israel/Mossad/CIA/Turkey = USA
 versus
Syrian Army/Hezbollah/Shia Militias/Iran/YPG/Kurds = Russia

World War III has already started folks, fasten your seat belts...

Or WW2 never ended, the manipulators just moved to america

[jacktheking]

This chart is simple in the sense that the graphics - icon and text - are simple. I can understand the chart but it need time to "decrypt" the information. Thank you for posting this. I always thought there is only two forces fighting in Syria and that is ISIS and US led attack.

[hugoworld]

The civil war in Syria, fought by a range of forces, can be a complex topic for a beginner.

Thankfully, Charles Lister, a fellow of the Middle East Institute, has summarised the conflict with this "simple" chart showing the forces who are fighting each other in the country.





Yep, looks like this is being sorted out very soon.

http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/this-very-simple-chart-should-clear-up-the-whole-war-in-syria-for-you--WyBZZEIz0g

when i looked at this graphs, i couldnt understand who is the enemy of whom.. so scary and horrible..

[adverbelly]

The civil war in Syria, fought by a range of forces, can be a complex topic for a beginner.

Thankfully, Charles Lister, a fellow of the Middle East Institute, has summarised the conflict with this "simple" chart showing the forces who are fighting each other in the country.





Yep, looks like this is being sorted out very soon.

http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/this-very-simple-chart-should-clear-up-the-whole-war-in-syria-for-you--WyBZZEIz0g

when i looked at this graphs, i couldnt understand who is the enemy of whom.. so scary and horrible..

i think it is so clear that every muslim is enemy of each other.. this is the true fact..

[hardtime]

"Simple" define that for me quick, as this really kills the whole thing, lol!
Not like I have any background knowledge of the war in Syria, but this just destroyed anything I already knew.

[designerusa]

The civil war in Syria, fought by a range of forces, can be a complex topic for a beginner.

Thankfully, Charles Lister, a fellow of the Middle East Institute, has summarised the conflict with this "simple" chart showing the forces who are fighting each other in the country.





Yep, looks like this is being sorted out very soon.

http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/this-very-simple-chart-should-clear-up-the-whole-war-in-syria-for-you--WyBZZEIz0g

i didnt clear up my mind on the contrary it confused my mind.. i dont understand any of this graps.. who is the enemy of whom..

[bryant.coleman]

i think it is so clear that every muslim is enemy of each other.. this is the true fact..

It is not just the Muslims. There are also a lot of Christians, Druze and Yazidis fighting in Syria. For example, pro-government militias such as the Sutoro and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party are mostly Christian. Some of the pro-government militia units in Northern Syria are Yazidi. Issam Zahreddine, a Druze Major General is leading the regime forces in the besieged city of Deir ez Zorr.