Syrian Post-Colonial history (1945) until 2011 war
Syria’s post-colonial history from 1945 to the beginning of the regime change war of 2011 has some very instructive lessons for today. Reading Chapter 1 of A.B. Abrams’s 2021 book, World War in Syria: Global Conflict on Middle Eastern Battlefields. (From AHH)
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This is a terrifying mesmerizing recounting. It builds horror upon horror. Syria faced a dozen coups in the quarter century after ww2, until Al Assad Sr took charge. They had tenuous stability 1970 – 2011, undergirded by Russian weaponry for the most, and North Korean support, both which expertise and… Read more »