The Syrian war is an unfortunate series of events that could have been prevented if so called World superpowers stayed out of it.

Assad's Syria was a tolerant, rich and diverse Country. He had his detractors and is by no means perfect but he had a system that was working.

Following the protests by some groups and a call on him to step down, the Obama Administration heightened tensions by backing his removal and supporting militant groups.

Then came ISIS who took advantage of the mess to gain control and inflict mayhem. Then came the Kurds, Russia as well as Dozens of militant groups - some of which are fundamentalists

If the US and other Western nations had minded its business, there would be peace and prosperity in Syria by now.

Then again, it's obvious that some people benefit from wars and chaos in the World.