Feeding the crisis: the Saudi engagement in the Syrian war | Proche-Orient et crise syrienne
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There are at least two ways of facing the Syrian crisis: first we have to take into account the internal dynamic of the conflict, which at the beginning was opposing a dictatorial government to an important part of the population discontent with the regime. As the regime crushed demonstrators, the conflict emerged in multifaceted groups with different ideologies and goals, but aiming to dethrone Assad. In this first level, we have the regime combating different groups, secular and religious – including different confessions. But in order to understand the dynamics of the crisis and why it is lasting so long, we must take into account another level: the regional/international one, where we find regional rivalries opposing Saudi Arabia and Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the United States (USA) and Iran, USA and Russia… this is indeed a conflict that has mobilized a multitude of actors in the national, regional and international level.