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Exactly 10 years ago, on March 15th the Syrian war started and it is still going on, displacing half the population, killing hundreds of thousands and leaving ruins where once stood buildings of the first civilizations. This war is one of the greatest humanitarian tragedies of this time. It started on the wings of Arab Spring, with first protests taking place in early 2011. The demonstrations turned violent when President Bashar al- Assad sent his forces in order to crack down the democratic civil uprising. It started in the city of Deraa, with anti – government grafitti and few young boys, but it ended up being the bloody conflict which involved dozens of different foces, 2 great powers, few regional powers and some terrorist groups like ISIS and Hezbollah. The demonstrations turned into civil war, and then because of special geopolitical position Syria has, it turned into international mess. Currently, the state is mostly divided between central government of Assad, state of Rojava, and small part of the land held by opposition powers. In today’s episode we talked with International Relations Jahja Muhasilovic about this ongoing conflict in Syria, about ots actors, geopolitics of the region, and how it could end. If you have any questions or suggestions be free to contact us via Instagram or Twitter on @thepolinet