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[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 days ago

Seems to me that the west just gained a new Afghanistan. I'm sure Europe is going to love the new refugee crisis.

[-] menemen@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Lol, you serious? From Turkey alone around 250.000 refugees already returned since Assad fell. They were hardly able to manage that stream of returning refugees at the border. Many, many more prepare to return. Most refugees fled from the Assad governement.

The Isis-thing was never more than a minor sub-conflict.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I'm very serious. The country is literally overrun by jihadists now. If you don't understand that people are going to be fleeing what's happening you're living in a fantasy world. Even reuters understands what's happening https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/up-15-million-people-could-flee-syrian-escalation-un-official-says-2024-12-06/

[-] menemen@lemmy.ml -3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Oh my, and you accuse of living knowledge a fantasy world...

They literally just unearthed a mass grave of approximately 150.000 people that have been murdered by Assad...

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago

amazing counterpoint

[-] goldfndr@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 day ago

Your reference predates Assad's toppling and the very URL mentions people fleeing due to escalation, so it doesn't contradict the comment to which you replied, nor does it substantiate your statements. Do you have a better corroboration?

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago

Syria has now been invaded by Turkey and Israel, with a whole bunch of different groups fighting each other there for dominance now. If you don't understand how this is going to result in a massive refugee crisis then I don't know what to tell you. I guess you'll just have to wait a few months and see for yourself

[-] mukt@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 day ago

You are blaming Afghanistan for african refugees ??

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

No, I'm pointing out that the west overthrowing governments tends to have negative consequences for the west. The US tried to occupy Afghanistan for decades and bled trillions on that project. Meanwhile, anytime a government is overthrown by extremists, then you necessarily end up with waves of refugee fleeing the country. What part of that are you having trouble understanding?

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