The Syrian Civil War Pt.2 – The Kurds Rise Up

This week on Conflicted, we begin in earnest our retrospective on
the Syrian Civil War, where we will be inviting actual Syrians from
a multitude of different perspectives, to tell us about their
experiences of the war.  After setting the scene with our old
friend Wassim Nasr last time, over our upcoming episodes, we’ll be
creating a kind of narrative history for you, our listeners, as we
make sense of this most complex of conflicts from as many angles as
we can. In this episode, Thomas invites on Syrian Kurd Ronnie
Hamada to delve into the complexities of the Syrian Civil War,
focusing on the Kurdish experience and setting the scene with their
historical identity.  Ronnie has been working in data and
analysis of conflicts in Syria and the wider Middle East for the
past 10 years, working alongside journalists and NGOs to map
conflicts and combat misinformation, and his story of life under
siege in Aleppo and Afrin is an extraordinary one… They explore the
historical context of Kurdish nationalism, the impact of Arab
nationalism, and the political dynamics within Kurdish communities
in Syria. Ronnie shares his personal story and insights,
highlighting the challenges faced by Kurds, including statelessness
and cultural repression and the intricate dynamics of Kurdish
identity and politics in Syria, particularly in the context of the
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