Syria part 5b: Finally, Syria, Defenders of Syria. (the war).

The defenders of Syria are as follows:

Iran: Syria's close ally. The Syrian army is fairly weak, the main force actually supporting Syria and fighting Da'esh is the Iranian Shi- ite militias, one of which is named Hezbollah. These people are apparently extremely militarily efficient, for which reason even Erdogan (Turkish President) himself fears this group and is reluctant to get into any combat with them.

One thing I have mentioned here is that Iranian militias are Shi- ite. Iran is Shi- ite and it is another bone of contention between Saudi Arabia and Iran. One being Sunni and the other being Shi- ite.

The Kurds: The Kurds occupy parts of Turkey, Iraq and Syria and want their own state. However, they are also good fighters and lend their resources in the fight against Da'esh. Every bit of power they gain makes the Turkish president more unhappy.

Russia: There is no one who doesn't know that Russia is involved here. Russia has been Assads long term ally, and, unlike America, they were actually invited into Syria to help Assad. While the West, for reasons I have summarised, are always trying to either openly fund rebels like Al- Qaeda; Russia is going the opposite way. They are going in to Syria to boost the Syrian army, destroy the 'rebels', no matter how loudly America complains, and destroy Da'esh. Actually destroy them.

At no point has Russia said it will do any different. When you hear Western media complain loudly that Russia isn't actually killing Da'esh, they are shooting rebels instead... Well, that is true; Putin himself said that's why he was going in.

Syria: What do the Syrian people and Syrian government make of all this? This is a question that Western media and narrative on the subject do not care about.

The Syrians had an election in 2014. They had a massive turnout, and came out overwhelmingly in favour of Assad. Real investigative journalists on the ground tell how everyone they meet is in favour of Assad. Everywhere you go in Syria the people there know of some of the story I have outlined, and are in favour of the government. Want the government to protect them and hate the rebels, America, and their regional allies.

Stories that the Syrian government is shelling civilians have been patently made up, completely from scratch, and sold to the Western public. Photos from previous humanitarian tragedies have been re- used. The whole thing is a blatant lie.

The truth is that the Syrian government does not starve their own people, although the areas taken over by rebels do. The Syrian government has no logical reason to do this. There is no reason for them to create distrust in a population they are already in favour with. Remember to check the references for my sources on this, and if it comes as a surprise to you, chalk it up to experience :).

The last fighter against Da'esh I will mention here is elements of the US military that do not go along with the plan laid out by whatever scheming, deceptive freak they have controlling the US. In some areas the Pentagon is actually fighting Da'esh. Which is another element that makes this all so confusing.