[STARLIT]

Leith Abou Infidel

The Syrian Civil War is personal for most Syrians. I was a university student when the war broke out. I didn’t get involved during the first year because my family was safe and I was far away. However, 2012 changed everything for me. My grandmother’s town was seized by rebels & several of my relatives were kidnapped for ransom. One of my aunts actually paid the ransom and she never heard from them again. When the FSA’s offensive started in Aleppo 2012, I became even more agitated because my cousins lived in a neighborhood on the front-lines

Then one of my closest friends/cousin was deployed to the Aleppo Central Prison to help stop the FSA/Nusra offensive. I never thought I would hear from him again after we were told he was shot at the southeastern garrison. So yeah, the war became pretty real to me.

I’m sure the opposition supporters had the same anger I did and they probably still do; it’s a personal war for them. I find it pointless to even argue about the war anymore. The sad reality is that the country was going to be torn apart regardless. Now, we are just proxies for world powers to use to fight their wars....

NIKK...I thought some might be interest in hearing a voice from a Syria who reports news.

[Jane Long]

Executive Order Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-authorizing-implementation-certain-sanctions-set-forth-countering-americas-adversaries-sanctions-act/

[Lakeside Granny]

So very sad.

They ARE being used by both sides sounds like to me.

[Rusty0604]

Thank you. The whole country and its people have been torn apart. Especially sad for the Christians.