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Syrian War: 'Foreign Rebels' Promote 'Foreign Agenda' With Foreign Weapons

© AFP 2023 / JOSEPH EID A female Syrian soldier from the Republican Guard commando battalion fires a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) during clashes with rebels in the restive Jobar area, in eastern Damascus, on March 25, 2015
A female Syrian soldier from the Republican Guard commando battalion fires a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) during clashes with rebels in the restive Jobar area, in eastern Damascus, on March 25, 2015 - Sputnik International
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It is utterly wrong to describe what is happening in Syria as a "civil war" since the Syrian conflict has always been "driven from abroad," New York-based geopolitical analyst Ulson Gunnar wrote for New Eastern Outlook.

"The conflict has been fueled by a torrent of weapons, cash, support and even fighters drawn not from among the Syrian people, but from [foreign special interests] in Riyadh, Ankara, London, Paris, Brussels and Washington," he explained.

Nevertheless, American and European politicians as well as mainstream Western media insist that the Syrian conflict is a civil war. Gunnar believes that this myth serves to protect those, who sparked the Syrian conflict, by diverting the public opinion away from the war's true causes.

"Those calling this a civil war and the terrorists fighting the Syrian state 'opposition' hope that their audience never wanders too far from their lies to understand the full context of this conflict, the moves made before it even started and where those moves were made from," the analyst explained.

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Syria has always enjoyed good relations with Russia. Both countries have cordial political and economic relations. Damascus and Moscow also share similar understanding of what the emerging global world order should look like. For instance, both countries promote "a multipolar world order that emphasizes the primacy of national sovereignty," he explained.

For their part, rebel groups fighting in Syria have close ties with foreign countries in the West and across the Middle East, the analyst pointed out.

Organizations like al-Qaeda's official branch in Syria known as al-Nusra Front or Daesh could not have been so successful if they only used resources available in Syria.  They have a wide support network transcending Syrian borders. For instance, "Saudi Arabia openly arms, funds and provides political support for many of the militant groups operating in Syria since the beginning," the analyst noted.

© AP Photo / Militant website via APIn this picture released on June 26, 2015, by a website of Islamic State militants, Islamic State militants fire an anti-tank missile in Hassakeh, northeast Syria
In this picture released on June 26, 2015, by a website of Islamic State militants, Islamic State militants fire an anti-tank missile in Hassakeh, northeast Syria - Sputnik International
In this picture released on June 26, 2015, by a website of Islamic State militants, Islamic State militants fire an anti-tank missile in Hassakeh, northeast Syria

Western media tried to portray Daesh as a group that appeared out of nowhere, but Russia's counterterrorism campaign in Syria exposed its sources of military and political power. "When Russian warplanes began pounding convoys moving to and from Turkish territory, bound for [Daesh], the mystery was finally solved," he noted.

Daesh fighters, like all other militant groups operating in Syria, "were the recipients of generous, unending stockpiles of weapons, equipment, cash and fighters piped in from around the globe," he observed.

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The first step to resolve the Syrian crisis, according to Gunnar, requires honesty with regard to what is really happening in Syria and who bears the responsibility for the ongoing war.

"Acknowledging that Syria's ongoing conflict is the result of foreign aggression against Damascus would make the solution very simple. The solution would be to allow Damascus to restore order within its borders while taking action either at the UN or on the battlefield against those nations fueling violence aimed at Syria. Perhaps the clarity of this solution is why those behind this conflict have tried so hard to portray it as a civil war," the analyst assumed.

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