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The successful rebel offensive in Syria and the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on the night of December 8 came as a big surprise to most observers. For more than ten years, Syria had been engulfed in a war in which the government army, the secular and Islamist opposition, the Islamic State, the Kurds, Turkey, Russia, the United States, and so on had all taken part. Who is fighting with whom and for what in Syria? How is the country structured? And what do other countries want from Syria? In this episode of Signal, we have collected terms, concepts, and toponyms that will help better understand the context of the war in Syria. ???? Meduza has released a new book: The White Lady by Sergei Lebedev, a novel about a mining village near Donetsk. Order it in our "Shop" https://magaz.meduza.io/?product=serg... The "Signal" podcast is an appendix to the email newsletter of the same name from the creators of "Meduza". Our newsletter helps more than a hundred thousand readers truly understand the news. Subscribe to the newsletter: https://getsignal.news/. All new subscribers receive the latest issue of "Signal" and several selected letters. Follow the announcements in Telegram: https://t.me/meduzasignal And on Twitter: https://x.com/meduzasignal 00:00 The fall of the Assad regime 01:42 A novel about Donbass in 2014 02:51 How Syria is organized 09:12 Who is fighting in the country and for what 18:24 What do other countries want in Syria #syria #politics #meduza