Podcast Hack
The Civil War in SyriaBy Conflicted, Aimen Dean, Thomas Small

In a Nutshell

This March 2019 episode of the Conflicted podcast outlines the key events and players in the Syrian Civil War.

Favorite Quote

Al Qaeda did not start the war. They just arrived and taken advantage of that war, and as a result, turn the war from a war of liberation … into a conflict that's based on sectarian jihadism.

Aimen Dean

Introduction

The Syrian Civil War has been one of the most devastating conflicts in the Middle East, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and creating millions of refugees.

Starting in March 2011, the war has been influenced by numerous international parties with their own interests in mind.

On this March 2019 episode of the Conflicted podcast, hosts Thomas Small and Aimen Dean explore some of the causes and outcomes of the Syrian Civil War.

Dean is a former Al Qaeda member who served as a double agent for the British Secret Intelligence Service. Small is a filmmaker and producer of Path of Blood, a documentary about Saudi Arabian extremists attacking governmental and civilian targets.

On Conflicted, Dean and Small unpack the reasons and realities for the wars in the Middle East.

Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack

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