OMG Shirvan you are back doing the voice over! So cool! The other guy was ok, but Caspian report needs your signature voice! Loving it. And excellent report as always!
Thank you for the videos and information. As an American, I don't get a lot of solid Intel on what's going on in the middle East. Keep it up and thanks again
Farting Toast like your opinion matters to your own government lol.. Americans are one of the most blinded, deceived and brainwashed people by its government.
Dear All I do not get enough time for all to respond. But Mark my Words with the Grace of Almighty God and effective counter terror measure Syria will come out of the reign of terror and will glorify rest of the world. IA
Dear this is how Fire with Fire ends up in exhaustion. It becomes a scorched sword bringing torment and misery to all of your people. Think and act constructively rather completely annihilating yourself with the architects of conspiracy theory. Embrace the Brave new world with Faith, Optimism and Constructive Change. What happened in Syria can also be put as a revenge in Afghanistan by Power Player Fights. When the stakes get too high just focus on your own national interest. Think about removing hunger, poverty, disease, employment and quality of living not just in Syria but also in Yemen , Iraq and Afghanistan etc. Empower yourself by Enlightenment and End centuries old animosity which is eating your country like a Cancer. It would great to see Iran, Syria and Yemen playing constructive part to provide jobs employment and quality life style just like People of Gulf and KSA are enjoying at the moment. The whole world and international community is watching very carefully your moves. Do not bring destruction to your own people and country by careless moves and irrational attitude by clinging to an ideology which has given you nothing except hate, revenge and envy. May God Almighty Bless You, Guide You and Shine You on the Path of Peace, Prosperity for your people and country.
They look to be raster image overlays in Google Earth with panning shots and exaggerated relief. There's several sites that offer live maps of the conflict, the most popular is probably Live UA Map, Wikipedia also maintains accurate maps, but they aren't as "live" as Live UA Map.
@@jakeroberts585 China do plenty of meddling and bullying. They just don't do it with conventional weapons. I would agree they don't resort to the same levels of destruction as Western powers though. China does meddle in south-east Asia in a very similar way to how the US meddles in South America. Nations like Laos and Cambodia are now essentially Chinese proxy states. I definitely wouldn't say that China are minding their own business. They have been busy spreading their influence over almost every nation in south east asia, southern Asia, the pacific islands and many countries in Africa. Basically all the nations that the US and Russia don't really care about in their fixation with oil, the Middle East and each other.
This narrator's 'voice is comfortable to listen to and I find his voice very suitable to present middle east news. Good job. Keep going. Thank you 💕greetings
Al-Masdar News, South Front is pro-Assad. There are several tweeps that do extensive coverage of the conflict. Hasan Ridha, Ivan Sidorenko, Qastal al-Madiq, Jenan Moussa, Syriancivilwarmap, Agathocle deSyracuse etc. are good sources to follow
Joe Blow If the US and Turkey work out their differences, they will then redouble their efforts to destroy Syria. Is that the peace you mean...the peace of the grave?
thank you for your videos, you provide a very fair and clear understanding of what is going on for those of us who are not that well educated on the manner
Very informative. Syria is turning into an example of US foreign policy post Clinton Administration. Originally the goal was to overthrow the Syrian government outright but that policy failed when the Syria Arab Army put up too much of a fight and to large a segment of the Syrian population didn't join the rebellion. Obama did try to get into a shooting war but thought better of it when it became obvious it would lead to war with Russia. This lead to a new phase and that is breaking up the country along the lines of the breakup of Yugoslavia. The goal is to create small, nonviable countries drawn along ethnic lines. The wild card are the Kurds. They are very useful to the US but potentially very untidy. The US used them to help break up Iraq and granted them control of Iraq's northern oil reserves. Looks like now they will occupy farmland. I don't think the US will permit the Kurds to actually form a nation state as this would likely lead to some kind of war with Turkey. Instead what you will probably see is a defacto state like the Kurds have had in northern Iraq since the first Gulf War. It isn't much but it is better than no state at all. What it will be is a landlocked region totally beholding to the US for its existence. Such a quasi state would serve as a home to various US bases and a built in excuse for military interventions for decades to come. The modern era of history lead to the rise of the Nation State. Now we are entering a new period where states aren't really created but in their place will be extended disputed zones. They will function as US colonies but won't even have the status that colonies had under the older model of European Imperialism.
Your videos are always insightful and most importantly from my view, without political bias. Keep up the good work, so many false truths hover around subjects like these. It is nice to see someone take a in biased view and just focus on the facts
You're one of the only news dudes to even talk about the YPG. Even when the Northern Syrian Kurds were relevant most Ameircan media didn't even say YPG including Democracy Now
Planet Watcher lil Kurds in no way provided the main or elite military force for any Turkic empire. If they where superior worriers which without the Turks would be nothing then the Turks wouldn't rule them.
Adam Martin How is an anti-capitalist opinion not familiar to you? In any case, instability in the west is far from being good for capitalism, this situation is bad for everyone.
Adam -Read up on Naomi Klein and her book The Shock Doctrine. After globalization...there arent anymore 'new' markets for the major corporations to invest in...so they now worry about cutting costs to make shareholders happy..ie labour cost cuts and share buybacks for the rest.
PersianImm0rtal this means the lines of the map need to be redrawn wich means a war must take place .. if you research the greater kurdistan project you will find it means land taken from Syria, Turkey , Iraq and Iran ... careful what you wish for .
I don't care, countries are just lines on a map. Doesn't matter where the lines are drawn. We are all citezens of earth. If I visit Kurdistan, I am still on earth. And if it used to be Iran, great. Then I am still in Iran.
That's not a necessity. More diplomatic paths for nation formation have occurred at times I believe. Though I'll admit that none of those involved nations sound like they want to cede any land for this project. Though effectively speaking at some points of time splitting a bit off of Iraq and Syria would have been possible. But those opportunities were not taken at the time. (As in, when both were weak during the fight against ISIS. If major powers had supported such an idea then, it would have probably had a chance) So at this point I guess it'll probably end up violent, yeah... well the alternative one was also only possible due to violence I guess.
Another amazing bit of analysis from you! Please keep up the good work, I know of few sources not on location there that have this kind of effort and attention in their reports. Many Thanks!
Afrin or Kobane weren't considered part of a so-called Kurdistan even in the craziest dream 'Kurdistan' maps of PKK until the Syrian civil war. Syrian civil war was a lottery to them. The good old days of Kurds seem to be over.
Kurdish Aryan Median Hurrian Hittite Highly unlikely, tho And unnecessary. What do you plan to do with millions of Kurds in Turkish cities (Istanbul, Bursa, Izmir, Adana etc) Only blood and tear
@@lanselithgow5865 nit pre aprising the kurds have been recognized as citizens by the time the war started but in the past some kurds hasn't been recognized because they ran away from the ottos or something like that so they were not old in the region as the rest( yes i know they existed 1000s of year before but by the time of like 1920 or close to that they didn't live in syria and yes they deserved to be syrians and what happened to then was unjust) bit even with all this that doesn't mean that they deserve to become independent as this land was syrian for 1000s of years but they deserve to have full right just as any other syrian
Capturing Afrin is a military success, but not Victory. Everything depends IF the Turkish Army is able to pass Euphrates River. If Turkey will surround the numerous American bases.. Such a movement will show the future of the Syrian Kurds, the future of the Americans in Nothern Syria. The city of Afrin is something on the ground. Maybe a fiesta of Erdogan to win the Hearts of all Turks and Muslims from Sudan to Bangladesh etc. As it seems the Americans need Nothern Syria as a Stronghold against the Iranian militia and not to destroy Turkey or to cut her in pieces. It is obvious that USA needs a Kurdish canton to stop Shia Iranians from spreading to Levante. Also by staying in Nothern Syria, the Americans have a voice against Russia about Assad's future. But Turkey's interests are closer to Iranian interests the last decade (Trade, gas, Kurdish minorities, gold, Qatar, anti-Americanism, anti-Israeli). "Terrorists" is a general accusation these days. Everyone hunting for Terrorists in this World, from East to West, Venezuela, Russia, Assad, USA, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Israel, Qatar (which pays only the bill of Muslim brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, Taliban. etc etc)
It only takes one dead American soldier to make that plan go up in smoke. Erdogan is counting on American timidity. Let the news of dead Americans - dead by Turkish hands - escape, and you'll see one hell of a fireworks display all along the border. Killing Americans only pisses off other Americans, unless it's a long drawn out conflict. Turkey does not have the capabilities to keep up the offensive long-term if America decides to say "Fuck NATO" and bring its air-power into play. Erdogan is not dumb, if he thought the US would ever actually fight back he wouldn't have done it. Surrounding American bases means fuck-all if they're not willing to go all the way and capture them - and capturing them means a hell-fire of ordnance rains down on them. It's a catch-22. Erdogan is smart, and so he's grabbing as much land as possible before the Americans can get that 30,000-strong force onto the borders and hug them, essentially assuring Kurdish control. Turkey is a member of NATO, but the US *IS* NATO. Erdogan is making a smart move by projecting power outwards (showcasing American cowardice) as well as inward (kicking the Kurds), but it could easily backfire in a big way.
Fuzzy Dunlop well said we will have to wait and see how far he goes he said after afrin its manjib and their are us soldiers their will they abandon kurds or stay and fight after that raqqa?
ΔΑΙΔΑΛΟΣ / Daedalus If Turkey manages to keep Kurds in the east of Euphrates, she will win some more decades to solve the Kurdish issue in her own boundaries; since a possible Kurdistan without sea access and surrounded with hostile neighbors would be destined to be a dead born baby. I don't think that this operation is all in favor of Erdoğan. Even the Euphrates Shield has endured nearly one year despite suitable terrain and supportive inhabitants. Now, a mountainous terrain and mostly Kurdish population, it will cost lots of lives unfortunately.
''USA needs a Kurdish canton to stop Shia Iranians from spreading to Levante'' that could be actually true. If USA manages to create a YPG Kurdish border between Iraq and Syria it basically manages to isolate Syria. Iraq and Syria are both lost to Shia groups which means Iran has direct acces to the mediterean sea and Israel through Syria and Iraq.
Even if we captured whole Middle East still nothing gonna change my friend. All this territories, are so complicated to control. As I believe a Turkish person, ypg has push back. Either way it is gonna be bigger problem in fee decades.
As a half turk and half kurd, the turkish military has to fail in afrin. The kurdish militia mustn't fail under any circumstances. There has to be a kurdish state in the middle east and at this point it doesn't matter where it gets established or if they're the majority in the certain area. With an additional exchange of populations future conflicts will be prevented, as an analogy to the turkish-greek agreement after the turkish independence war. If the middle east should ever want to stabilize there must be a kurdish state proportional to the population.
Blah Bleh it was, even during the start of the "revolution" when those protesters got shot it was because there were Muslim brotherhood agitators attacking the security forces. Even the atrocity propaganda is similar to Iraq, remember "MUH INCUBATOR BABIES!"? Yeah, that's pretty much what the gas attacks (which were never investigated) are
Tormageddon It depends on where from and what you consider "facts". Syria has a right to fight for it's WHOLE country. The US simply wants every country it hates split up into tiny pseudo states.
America never seemed to want to be particularly involved in Syria, thus lessening their ability to influence it as well. But considering the kind of long dragged out disaster it has become, it's hard to say they were wrong for not involving themselves very deeply. The only time they've particularly cared was when ISIS was around, which was more of a problem.
Bashar al-Assad, the defender of Iranian interests in the region, destroyer of civilization, mass killers of Sunni women and children, the first world leader to Gas his own civilian population since Saddam, puppet of the ayatollahs and Putin. The Butcher of Damascus!!
thanks bro, if you ever get bored with that Assad pic you can always change it to Saddam Hussein and Adolf Hitler i mean compared to them Assad is just an amateur at Gassing civilians, so far anyway...
David Archer Yeah, an amateur he is. Because he never even gassed anyone to begin with. >inb4 CNN articles about gas attacks allegedly done by the Syrian govt.
is that so? because only Assad had stockpiles of chemical weapons. they Gas was drooped from planes and only Assad and Russian where flying planes in the gassed region. the UN special investigation found the Assad regime guilty for the attacks. plus killing bus loads of civilians is kind of Assad family thing they did butcher Syrians back in the 80`s during the Islamic revolt.
Assad and Moscow requested administrative power over the Afrin region, however, the kurds rejected it, then Russia said to Turkey Afrin is yours to attack. Since Russia has air superiority west of Euphrates river, Turkey couldn't attack with warplanes unless it was approved by Putin.
Exactly! Ex-fucking-actly! It's stunning how many people can't put the pieces together. Russia worked really hard to build rapport with the Kurds, all through 2015-2017, and the Kurds repaid it by getting even closer to Washington, agreeing to that 30,000 strong Border Security Force showed that, whatever they wish for the future, a united Syria isn't it. And when the US announced their little plan for maintaining their share of power in the region, the hammer fell, and Turkey would no longer allow for a majority Kurdish entity on its borders. So Turkey wants the Kurds gone, Russia wants out, Syria wants its lands back, and the Kurds want to be recognised as a people group. A compromise that fulfilled most of those requirements was to allow the Syrian government to control Afrin, while àn autonomous Kurdish authority was allowed to manage the day to day affairs of Kurdish majority areas in Afrin. Russia gets closer to its dream of being a power broker, yet still be able to leave, Syria is acknowledged as the legitimate government, Turkey is assured that one, their wishes are being noted and included, two, that launching a military operation on Afrin was simply out of the question. The Kurds can laud that Russia, US, and Syria all support it, and need no longer fear an attack from Turkey, as well as ensuring future mutually beneficial agreements between it and Syria, and limited authority in their homelands, being able to use their language as the lingua franca. But with their pockets lined with gold from USA, who is unable to accept that they, like the west, has been shoved from having a say in Syria future, the Kurds refused the offer, and now they pay the price.
I completely agree, but I don't think Putin gave Afrin to Erdogan as a gift, there must have been some exchange. My guess is that Erdogan agreed to let SAA liquidate the whole Idlib pocket, and we can see that happening right now.
Well, it can be argued that the Middle East would have been better off if still under Ottoman rule. The Brittish and french intervention in the region was probably a mistake. The turks today though, is on a path of desecularisation, oppression and self destruction.
Idk much about Kurds. It seems like you ppl live in Turkey,Iran,Iraq and Syria and have relevant population which makes me think you deserve a country.
Excellent analysis, Shirvan. I've been looking at how Tehran's policy of economic dependence might be abrasive to Moscow's policy objectives in Syria (particularly regarding comparisons to US occupation). Had not seen footage of the embedded US troops, though. Very eye-opening.
"...the only relation the conflict has to Syria is that it happens to be taking place there." Damn Shirvan, that was so savage I think I need to report it as a war crime.
my heart goes out to those humans that they just want to live, survive and make a living among and in-between the Killers.
I am glad to see yours among the comments, Al Demir. How would this not be the most important thing?
OMG Shirvan you are back doing the voice over! So cool! The other guy was ok, but Caspian report needs your signature voice! Loving it. And excellent report as always!
In short: Its a clusterfuck...
I was looking for the right word! That's it!
Your picture seems do creepy
Turkey being the most fucked !
Toyota. The jihadist truck of choice. Whose the dealer. Fast eddy?
oh my god funny comment in a sea of semen, thank you so much!
@@s871-c1q that is not funny they use toyota because it is best reliable cars
The dealer is the US state department
The dealer is Japan via US
200k, congrats Caspian Report, keep up the amazing work
I'm a simple man, I see CaspianReport, I press like.
Great video, terrible comment section
As is tradition
Thinning The Fog
Don't you just love tradition!
Salokin, for anyone who knows his shit about Syria will say otherwise.
Even his map is wrong
why? :(
Thank you for the videos and information. As an American, I don't get a lot of solid Intel on what's going on in the middle East. Keep it up and thanks again
go to southfront. it provides daily updates and reports about the ground situation in syria. and also check out live syrian civil war maps.
See also Globalevents
Farting Toast like your opinion matters to your own government lol.. Americans are one of the most blinded, deceived and brainwashed people by its government.
An Excellent Report by Caspian Team.
shirvan is love,shirvan is life.
Tawsif Ishim shrivan is a Muslim so……
Dear All I do not get enough time for all to respond. But Mark my Words with the Grace of Almighty God and effective counter terror measure Syria will come out of the reign of terror and will glorify rest of the world. IA
Muhammad Zeeshan Iqbal shut up wahhabi
Dear this is how Fire with Fire ends up in exhaustion. It becomes a scorched sword bringing torment and misery to all of your people. Think and act constructively rather completely annihilating yourself with the architects of conspiracy theory. Embrace the Brave new world with Faith, Optimism and Constructive Change. What happened in Syria can also be put as a revenge in Afghanistan by Power Player Fights. When the stakes get too high just focus on your own national interest. Think about removing hunger, poverty, disease, employment and quality of living not just in Syria but also in Yemen , Iraq and Afghanistan etc. Empower yourself by Enlightenment and End centuries old animosity which is eating your country like a Cancer. It would great to see Iran, Syria and Yemen playing constructive part to provide jobs employment and quality life style just like People of Gulf and KSA are enjoying at the moment. The whole world and international community is watching very carefully your moves. Do not bring destruction to your own people and country by careless moves and irrational attitude by clinging to an ideology which has given you nothing except hate, revenge and envy. May God Almighty Bless You, Guide You and Shine You on the Path of Peace, Prosperity for your people and country.
I love your reports really educational
Great report! Always unbiased and well researched. Thanks for the great work. Keep it up!
Does anybody knows where Shirvan gets those wonderful maps?
well, that's CIA's exclusives! xD
don't know, but this one is already outdated, government has taken control of many areas in E and SE Idlib since the start of January.
Cat Shannon Yes!!
In a Q&A video he says that he buys them (where, I dont know), but they are a bit costly.
They look to be raster image overlays in Google Earth with panning shots and exaggerated relief.
There's several sites that offer live maps of the conflict, the most popular is probably Live UA Map, Wikipedia also maintains accurate maps, but they aren't as "live" as Live UA Map.
Can you please speak on the cpec (Chinese Pakistan Economic Corridor ) This is a very good topic to cover please Mr Shirvan.
lol a chinese 50 center tryna shoehorn in their crappy products.
no thanks, if we wanted another boondoggle we'd just throw more money at the f-35.
jake roberts larouche?
What I love about China is they mind their own business, unlike your evil country who divide and rule and sponsor terrorism.
@@jakeroberts585 China do plenty of meddling and bullying. They just don't do it with conventional weapons. I would agree they don't resort to the same levels of destruction as Western powers though. China does meddle in south-east Asia in a very similar way to how the US meddles in South America. Nations like Laos and Cambodia are now essentially Chinese proxy states. I definitely wouldn't say that China are minding their own business. They have been busy spreading their influence over almost every nation in south east asia, southern Asia, the pacific islands and many countries in Africa. Basically all the nations that the US and Russia don't really care about in their fixation with oil, the Middle East and each other.
@@jakeroberts585 Ur country is home to terrorism
This narrator's 'voice is comfortable to listen to and I find his voice very suitable to present middle east news. Good job. Keep going. Thank you 💕greetings
You always make great videos!
Caspian Report has been on fire the last few episodes - the soundtrack, the topic choices, the writing... Fantastic.
@Caspian Report what sources do you use to follow the Syrian Civil War?
Nicolas Medina its not a civil war its an war against the syrian state by a cowardly enemy israel
Johannes Kepler Hahahahahahahahaha you are joking right?
He's said in the past that he follows Al masdar news for daily updates on the war.
Al-Masdar News, South Front is pro-Assad. There are several tweeps that do extensive coverage of the conflict.
Hasan Ridha, Ivan Sidorenko, Qastal al-Madiq, Jenan Moussa, Syriancivilwarmap, Agathocle deSyracuse etc. are good sources to follow
Nicolas Medina I also wonder from where he gets the videos and the permission to use in his videos
It`s really a great rapport ... Really thank you and keep doing it with this level data quality.
Excellent as usual. I really hope the Turks and Americans can work out their differences. It would be nice to see peace restored to Syria.
Joe Blow If the US and Turkey work out their differences, they will then redouble their efforts to destroy Syria. Is that the peace you mean...the peace of the grave?
thank you for your videos, you provide a very fair and clear understanding of what is going on for those of us who are not that well educated on the manner
6:54 rip chair
Glad Shirvan decided to return to narrating his videos!
Please, I need to know where you find these amazing and informative maps!
Your maps are the best part of your videos, and they keep getting better each episode. Keep up the great work.
6:50 that chair
Your intonation got significantly better. Keep up the good work Shirvan.
Very informative. Syria is turning into an example of US foreign policy post Clinton Administration. Originally the goal was to overthrow the Syrian government outright but that policy failed when the Syria Arab Army put up too much of a fight and to large a segment of the Syrian population didn't join the rebellion. Obama did try to get into a shooting war but thought better of it when it became obvious it would lead to war with Russia. This lead to a new phase and that is breaking up the country along the lines of the breakup of Yugoslavia. The goal is to create small, nonviable countries drawn along ethnic lines.
The wild card are the Kurds. They are very useful to the US but potentially very untidy. The US used them to help break up Iraq and granted them control of Iraq's northern oil reserves. Looks like now they will occupy farmland. I don't think the US will permit the Kurds to actually form a nation state as this would likely lead to some kind of war with Turkey. Instead what you will probably see is a defacto state like the Kurds have had in northern Iraq since the first Gulf War. It isn't much but it is better than no state at all. What it will be is a landlocked region totally beholding to the US for its existence. Such a quasi state would serve as a home to various US bases and a built in excuse for military interventions for decades to come.
The modern era of history lead to the rise of the Nation State. Now we are entering a new period where states aren't really created but in their place will be extended disputed zones. They will function as US colonies but won't even have the status that colonies had under the older model of European Imperialism.
Your videos are always insightful and most importantly from my view, without political bias. Keep up the good work, so many false truths hover around subjects like these. It is nice to see someone take a in biased view and just focus on the facts
Make syria syria again.
yes please.
Make Germany Germany again
@Green Ghouls spaget
:(
@X Salz Wasn't Syria a secular state where regardless your religion you could take government position? Why do you want to impose a theocratic regime?
Thanks for posting this...this is the clearest overview of what's going on over there I've seen.
Stay!!! And keep narration on you!!!
Thank you for the update Shirvan, Syria is always so intriguing to me. And congratulations for the 200 000 subs !!!
It’s time to update this report
Thank you for putting out such great videos!
Good work, for anyone interested in the Syrain war, I'd recommend you watch SouthFront.
Tragically underrated channel. Good stuff here.
Do a video about Tibet importance to china and India
You're one of the only news dudes to even talk about the YPG. Even when the Northern Syrian Kurds were relevant most Ameircan media didn't even say YPG including Democracy Now
Turks haven't been able to subdued their own Kurdish insurection in 30 years let alone one in another country
Apropos stupidity. You text was the dummest i read tuday. Turkey is a great country for every turk Citizens, no Mather the back ground.
Planet Watcher that level of stupidity made my day 😂😂
unick2011 he has a point
Planet Watcher lil Kurds in no way provided the main or elite military force for any Turkic empire. If they where superior worriers which without the Turks would be nothing then the Turks wouldn't rule them.
The Turks didnt lose any metre of land in 30 years. The Kurds didnt manage to get any metre of land independent. So who is the loser?
Best Caspian Report yet! (and I watched all of them)
8:03 cool hats... Very intimidating
outstanding report good sir!!
What a pitty... All those dead and partial destabilisation of Europe for nothing.
Not for nothing... Corporations got a lot of cheaper labour.
Its all disaster capitalism.
00Billy Although I disagree I find your opinion interesting, it's a point of view which is not familiar to me.
Adam Martin
How is an anti-capitalist opinion not familiar to you?
In any case, instability in the west is far from being good for capitalism, this situation is bad for everyone.
Adam -Read up on Naomi Klein and her book The Shock Doctrine.
After globalization...there arent anymore 'new' markets for the major corporations to invest in...so they now worry about cutting costs to make shareholders happy..ie labour cost cuts and share buybacks for the rest.
G.G. I mean regarding the Syrian Conflict.
your videos make everyone think about any situation......as always fabulous...
I am Iranian, and I want a free and independent Kurdistan.
PersianImm0rtal
this means the lines of the map need to be redrawn wich means a war must take place ..
if you research the greater kurdistan project you will find it means land taken from Syria, Turkey , Iraq and Iran ...
careful what you wish for .
I don't care, countries are just lines on a map. Doesn't matter where the lines are drawn. We are all citezens of earth. If I visit Kurdistan, I am still on earth. And if it used to be Iran, great. Then I am still in Iran.
That's not a necessity. More diplomatic paths for nation formation have occurred at times I believe.
Though I'll admit that none of those involved nations sound like they want to cede any land for this project. Though effectively speaking at some points of time splitting a bit off of Iraq and Syria would have been possible. But those opportunities were not taken at the time. (As in, when both were weak during the fight against ISIS. If major powers had supported such an idea then, it would have probably had a chance)
So at this point I guess it'll probably end up violent, yeah... well the alternative one was also only possible due to violence I guess.
PersianImm0rtal
Kurds are ethnically Persian so Let them have their own country in Iran and take their hands off Syria, Turkey & Iraq
That literally makes no sens DIGITAL CTHULHU .... BTW Kurds are not Persian.
Another amazing bit of analysis from you! Please keep up the good work, I know of few sources not on location there that have this kind of effort and attention in their reports. Many Thanks!
The region would benefit from a regime change. Not necessarily in Damascus, but in Ankara.
My dude.
Best comment
JustI478 any Turkish government would carry on the same strategy though so what would be the point?
Any regime change in Turkey would lead to a secular regime. Secular regimes of Turkey are not regimes to mess with lol
definitely. they strayed so fuckin far away from Atatürk s ideals. erdogans Muslim brotherhood, so ultimately working for Qatar
Awesome report and love the detailed mapping in the video. You are taking it to the next level.
Afrin or Kobane weren't considered part of a so-called Kurdistan even in the craziest dream 'Kurdistan' maps of PKK until the Syrian civil war. Syrian civil war was a lottery to them. The good old days of Kurds seem to be over.
Lol you are just saying that because you are from turkey, turks hate kurds
Pizza Chesse Turks doesn't hate Kurds, and a basic google image search can prove I'm right
Kurdish Aryan Median Hurrian Hittite Is it a rule that you found out after Syrian Civil War?
Kurdish Aryan Median Hurrian Hittite
Highly unlikely, tho
And unnecessary. What do you plan to do with millions of Kurds in Turkish cities (Istanbul, Bursa, Izmir, Adana etc)
Only blood and tear
I have a map from 1993 and it includes both those cities you mentioned. Afrin and Kobane were Kurdish before the civil war broke out.
This is my favorite channel thank you for everything
im turkish
SYRIA WILL NEVER DIVIDE AND THE CITIZENS WILL WIN
If syria will not devided there will be another war in middle east
@@ravindranathnikunj6164 Syria was always divided, that's why there's a war going on. Arbitrary lines cannot unite people.
U do realize that the Syrian aren't on one side right but i hope my country won't be divided
Pre uprisng, present war syrian govt didnt recognise kurds as citizens
@@lanselithgow5865 nit pre aprising the kurds have been recognized as citizens by the time the war started but in the past some kurds hasn't been recognized because they ran away from the ottos or something like that so they were not old in the region as the rest( yes i know they existed 1000s of year before but by the time of like 1920 or close to that they didn't live in syria and yes they deserved to be syrians and what happened to then was unjust) bit even with all this that doesn't mean that they deserve to become independent as this land was syrian for 1000s of years but they deserve to have full right just as any other syrian
Probably the best up to date video on Syria out there atm. Prepare for Russian trolls though :)
Capturing Afrin is a military success, but not Victory.
Everything depends IF the Turkish Army is able to pass Euphrates River. If Turkey will surround the numerous American bases..
Such a movement will show the future of the Syrian Kurds, the future of the Americans in Nothern Syria.
The city of Afrin is something on the ground. Maybe a fiesta of Erdogan to win the Hearts of all Turks and Muslims from Sudan to Bangladesh etc.
As it seems the Americans need Nothern Syria as a Stronghold against the Iranian militia and not to destroy Turkey or to cut her in pieces. It is obvious that USA needs a Kurdish canton to stop Shia Iranians from spreading to Levante. Also by staying in Nothern Syria, the Americans have a voice against Russia about Assad's future.
But Turkey's interests are closer to Iranian interests the last decade (Trade, gas, Kurdish minorities, gold, Qatar, anti-Americanism, anti-Israeli).
"Terrorists" is a general accusation these days. Everyone hunting for Terrorists in this World, from East to West, Venezuela, Russia, Assad, USA, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Israel, Qatar (which pays only the bill of Muslim brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, Taliban. etc etc)
It only takes one dead American soldier to make that plan go up in smoke. Erdogan is counting on American timidity. Let the news of dead Americans - dead by Turkish hands - escape, and you'll see one hell of a fireworks display all along the border. Killing Americans only pisses off other Americans, unless it's a long drawn out conflict. Turkey does not have the capabilities to keep up the offensive long-term if America decides to say "Fuck NATO" and bring its air-power into play. Erdogan is not dumb, if he thought the US would ever actually fight back he wouldn't have done it. Surrounding American bases means fuck-all if they're not willing to go all the way and capture them - and capturing them means a hell-fire of ordnance rains down on them. It's a catch-22.
Erdogan is smart, and so he's grabbing as much land as possible before the Americans can get that 30,000-strong force onto the borders and hug them, essentially assuring Kurdish control. Turkey is a member of NATO, but the US *IS* NATO. Erdogan is making a smart move by projecting power outwards (showcasing American cowardice) as well as inward (kicking the Kurds), but it could easily backfire in a big way.
Fuzzy Dunlop well said we will have to wait and see how far he goes he said after afrin its manjib and their are us soldiers their will they abandon kurds or stay and fight after that raqqa?
ΔΑΙΔΑΛΟΣ / Daedalus If Turkey manages to keep Kurds in the east of Euphrates, she will win some more decades to solve the Kurdish issue in her own boundaries; since a possible Kurdistan without sea access and surrounded with hostile neighbors would be destined to be a dead born baby.
I don't think that this operation is all in favor of Erdoğan. Even the Euphrates Shield has endured nearly one year despite suitable terrain and supportive inhabitants. Now, a mountainous terrain and mostly Kurdish population, it will cost lots of lives unfortunately.
''USA needs a Kurdish canton to stop Shia Iranians from spreading to Levante'' that could be actually true. If USA manages to create a YPG Kurdish border between Iraq and Syria it basically manages to isolate Syria. Iraq and Syria are both lost to Shia groups which means Iran has direct acces to the mediterean sea and Israel through Syria and Iraq.
Even if we captured whole Middle East still nothing gonna change my friend. All this territories, are so complicated to control. As I believe a Turkish person, ypg has push back. Either way it is gonna be bigger problem in fee decades.
Very good journalism. Keep up the good work. Love from Islamabad Pakistan 🇵🇰
As a half turk and half kurd, the turkish military has to fail in afrin. The kurdish militia mustn't fail under any circumstances. There has to be a kurdish state in the middle east and at this point it doesn't matter where it gets established or if they're the majority in the certain area. With an additional exchange of populations future conflicts will be prevented, as an analogy to the turkish-greek agreement after the turkish independence war. If the middle east should ever want to stabilize there must be a kurdish state proportional to the population.
Syria is less than 10% kurd. Perhaps Iraq is the best place for the kurds.
3:07 "HATE" = Horizontal Aggression Tames Enemy
you and your thorough analysis of all things...wonderful...bravo..keep it up
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Best report shirvan, thx u for ur contribution
It was all planned
Well we all knew that....
stfu
Blah Bleh it was, even during the start of the "revolution" when those protesters got shot it was because there were Muslim brotherhood agitators attacking the security forces. Even the atrocity propaganda is similar to Iraq, remember "MUH INCUBATOR BABIES!"? Yeah, that's pretty much what the gas attacks (which were never investigated) are
Tormageddon
It depends on where from and what you consider "facts". Syria has a right to fight for it's WHOLE country. The US simply wants every country it hates split up into tiny pseudo states.
Evan Roberts this, just look at Libya
Tormageddon
WTF do you think Iraqi Kurdistan is?????
Very pleased Shirvan is back narrating.
The partition won't happen but a greater war will happen sadly
الياس فرحات yea
Greater than this ?!
M7md sa3ed Iranian-American-israeli-arabic-kurdish-Turkish war that what I mean
America's plan failed in syria now they are trying iran
America never seemed to want to be particularly involved in Syria, thus lessening their ability to influence it as well. But considering the kind of long dragged out disaster it has become, it's hard to say they were wrong for not involving themselves very deeply.
The only time they've particularly cared was when ISIS was around, which was more of a problem.
Excellent report Shirvan, thank you!
Oil, Central Banking System and the Greater Israel Project. I didn't need to view. Thank you.
Man thank you for the video!!! Blessings to you
Its strange u still call the saa Assad army
What else should he call it? A ssad army?
Saul is one of those idiots who think Syria is still a nation.
Ibn, only an idiot would think its not
Uyghur Zengi what about netenyahu
Because it’s the Assad army
Wow as always an excellent analysis report
God save Bashar al-Assad, the defender of mankind, saviour of civilisation, protector of minorities and women. The Lion of Damascus!!
Bashar al-Assad, the defender of Iranian interests in the region, destroyer of civilization, mass killers of Sunni women and children, the first world leader to Gas his own civilian population since Saddam, puppet of the ayatollahs and Putin. The Butcher of Damascus!!
thanks bro, if you ever get bored with that Assad pic you can always change it to Saddam Hussein and Adolf Hitler i mean compared to them Assad is just an amateur at Gassing civilians, so far anyway...
David Archer Yeah, an amateur he is. Because he never even gassed anyone to begin with.
>inb4 CNN articles about gas attacks allegedly done by the Syrian govt.
الرئيس الدكتور بشار الاسد الله يحميك يا بشار
is that so? because only Assad had stockpiles of chemical weapons.
they Gas was drooped from planes and only Assad and Russian where flying planes in the gassed region.
the UN special investigation found the Assad regime guilty for the attacks.
plus killing bus loads of civilians is kind of Assad family thing they did butcher Syrians back in the 80`s during the Islamic revolt.
Thanks for this updated report 💓
Kurdistan 💪
Won't ever happen
Excellent Report(!)...Thank you Sir!
Kurds are the 4th largest ethnic group in the middle east. Biji Kurdistan.
fucking fascist led by erdoshit
Anthony Richards
LONG LIVE TURKEY
LONG LIVE TURKEYY!!
i d If Turkey keeps building and promoting their Imam Hatip schools, the country will surely fail.
Anthony Richards Biji turkey long live Turkey
Thanks for giving some insight to the situation man
Free Kurdistan!!!!!
Luiz Motta free it from what? By destabilizing and destroying four countries?
Highly informative thank you for your hard work!
If you don't know why Russia gave Afrin to Turkey, then you really don't know much about Syria at all.
Yet you haven't educated us. Please, do tell.
Jon Sei Lim
They didn't give it in exchange for Idlib. Syria and Russia could take it unilateral.
Maybe to pull them away from NATO.
Assad and Moscow requested administrative power over the Afrin region, however, the kurds rejected it, then Russia said to Turkey Afrin is yours to attack. Since Russia has air superiority west of Euphrates river, Turkey couldn't attack with warplanes unless it was approved by Putin.
Exactly! Ex-fucking-actly! It's stunning how many people can't put the pieces together.
Russia worked really hard to build rapport with the Kurds, all through 2015-2017, and the Kurds repaid it by getting even closer to Washington, agreeing to that 30,000 strong Border Security Force showed that, whatever they wish for the future, a united Syria isn't it. And when the US announced their little plan for maintaining their share of power in the region, the hammer fell, and Turkey would no longer allow for a majority Kurdish entity on its borders.
So Turkey wants the Kurds gone, Russia wants out, Syria wants its lands back, and the Kurds want to be recognised as a people group. A compromise that fulfilled most of those requirements was to allow the Syrian government to control Afrin, while àn autonomous Kurdish authority was allowed to manage the day to day affairs of Kurdish majority areas in Afrin. Russia gets closer to its dream of being a power broker, yet still be able to leave, Syria is acknowledged as the legitimate government, Turkey is assured that one, their wishes are being noted and included, two, that launching a military operation on Afrin was simply out of the question. The Kurds can laud that Russia, US, and Syria all support it, and need no longer fear an attack from Turkey, as well as ensuring future mutually beneficial agreements between it and Syria, and limited authority in their homelands, being able to use their language as the lingua franca.
But with their pockets lined with gold from USA, who is unable to accept that they, like the west, has been shoved from having a say in Syria future, the Kurds refused the offer, and now they pay the price.
I completely agree, but I don't think Putin gave Afrin to Erdogan as a gift, there must have been some exchange. My guess is that Erdogan agreed to let SAA liquidate the whole Idlib pocket, and we can see that happening right now.
another excellent video!
Jews
Why egypt or tunisia went well? Because it was no problem for jews. Why iraq syria and libya turned to rubble? Because threat to the jews world order
wow the Jews sure play you people like with rag dolls ha?
arabs are also semitic ,
How many Muslims does it take to change a light bulb?
0, they would rather sit in the dark and blame it on the Jews.
The fuck does this have to do with Jews
Nice reporting dude, subbed!
You have Turkic bias.
Nidhal Selmi he does, they literally did a video essentially about how turkey could re-form the Ottoman Empire but I can’t seem to find it anymore
Well, it can be argued that the Middle East would have been better off if still under Ottoman rule. The Brittish and french intervention in the region was probably a mistake.
The turks today though, is on a path of desecularisation, oppression and self destruction.
Great report, good job!
Are you a Kurd becose you name sons like it
I'm a kurd by the way
He is Azerbaijani
Şirwan/Şirvan is mostly a name used in Kurdish & Azeri areas.
Idk much about Kurds. It seems like you ppl live in Turkey,Iran,Iraq and Syria and have relevant population which makes me think you deserve a country.
J Can triggered Returk?
Kozhiyar Azad he is a Azeri Turk but Azeris and Kurds are similar
Your narration makes it better no disrespect to other guy
BIJI YPG! BIJI PKK!
Turks will biji you, just wait for us:)
unick2011 😂
no name
Filthy fucking anarchists.
no name Antifa flag, fuck off please. Biji biji mustard gas.
Kurdish Aryan Median Hurrian Hittite Nothing but blaming the SAA for the actions of Islamists. :)
Outstanding work
Great work and amazing analysis ... Keep it up !
Great video. Thanks.
nice to have you back narrating, Shirvon (sp)
great video, very informative
Excelent report.I see the situation much clearer now.As long as Iranians will be in Syria,Americans will be too.
Excellent analysis, Shirvan. I've been looking at how Tehran's policy of economic dependence might be abrasive to Moscow's policy objectives in Syria (particularly regarding comparisons to US occupation).
Had not seen footage of the embedded US troops, though. Very eye-opening.
wow great report
Great video
Beautiful summary, thank you.
"...the only relation the conflict has to Syria is that it happens to be taking place there."
Damn Shirvan, that was so savage I think I need to report it as a war crime.
i missed your voice thank you for listening to us. :)
Good work good report
Love your work
great updates
Great analysis