The Syrian Revolution Is Over, but the War Rages On
Angry Planet
Matthew Gault
4.3 • 882 Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2019
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
This week on War College, Syrian journalist Loubna Mrie walks us through life in the early days of the Syrian revolution, how it turned into a nightmarish Civil War, and the consequences of US Withdrawal.
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| 0:19.0 | I don't think the war is over. I think the revolution is over. |
| 0:22.0 | I think when you see people going back to the |
| 0:25.1 | government-held areas because they're sick of the war and because they're sick of |
| 0:29.1 | the poverty. I mean I'm not saying that like the government areas are perfect but I'm just saying that kind of the government gave them the option. It's either stability or freedom and chaos and so of course people will choose the stability. You're listening to War College, a weekly podcast that brings you the stories from behind the front |
| 0:58.4 | lines. |
| 0:59.4 | Here are your hosts. |
| 1:18.0 | Hello, welcome to War College. I'm Matthew Gault. And I'm Derek Cannon. The United States military is officially leaving Syria, maybe. On December 19th, 2018, President Trump declared the war |
| 1:25.8 | on ISIS finished and announced the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from |
| 1:29.2 | Syria. Since then things have gotten complicated. |
| 1:32.8 | On January 16th, an explosion killed 19 people, including four Americans. |
| 1:37.0 | On the 21st, another explosion fell to convoy in northeast Syria. |
| 1:41.4 | ISIS disclaimed responsibility for both of the attacks. Here to help us |
| 1:44.7 | untangle what's going on is Lubna Murai. Lubna Murai is a Syrian photographer, journalist, |
| 1:49.9 | and writer. She covered the Syrian war as a photojournalist for Reuters from 2012 to 2014. |
| 1:55.2 | Currently based in Oakland, California, she is a frequent commentator and researcher on Syrian and |
| 2:00.1 | Middle Eastern Affairs. |
| 2:01.8 | Her work has been published in major news outlets in publications such as The Nation, |
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