A five minute explanation of the war in Syria.

Syria's war: A 5-minute history
Syria's war has killed at least 250,000 people and displaced 12 million. To understand how Syria got to this place, it helps to start at the beginning:
Posted by Vox on Wednesday, October 14, 2015

I have seen convoluted before but this thing is incredibly complicated and makes Vietnam look like a game of checkers.

There does not seem to be a win waiting for us here. We just need to get the hell out as far as I can tell.