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Since its commencement in the upsurge of the Arab Planting season in 2011, the Syrian civil warfare has claimed in excess of 200,000 lives, with an estimated eight million Syrians, more than a third of the country's population, forced to flee their homes. A stalemate now is accessible in the united states, with the federal government of Bashar al-Assad preserving its grasp on most of the cities in the west while large swathes of the countryside in the north and east are under the control of the Islamic fundamentalist categories ISIS and the Nusra Front side. The caliphate declared by ISIS in the summer of 2014 occupies some 35 percent of the united states as well as huge territory over the border in Iraq. The nuances of the conflict have never been well understood in the Western, least of all, it appears, by governments in america and European countries, who, anticipating Assad's sudden departure, made it a disorder of any negotiated settlement deal. The consequences of that miscalculation, Charles A glass contends in this illuminating and concise survey, have contributed greatly to the unfolding disaster that we see today. A glass has reported thoroughly from the center East and travelled frequently in Syria over several ages. Here he melds collectively reportage, research, and record to offer an accessible overview of the roots and permutations defining the turmoil, situating it clearly in the entire crisis of the spot. His voice, beautiful and concise, humane and richly prepared, is a essential antidote to the sloganizing that designs a great deal commentary and plan regarding the civil war.