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Correct. And they use it as a strategic leverage which Europe would like to end. Russia supplies 40% of Europe's gas. This is not a good situation for Europe. Europe totally supports overthrowing Assad so a pipeline can be built so that they do not have to rely on Russian gas.Right. They can always liquefy the gas and tanker it in but Europe is not too keen on that idea. That's a lot of tankers.In the context of this thread - i.e. the reason for the fighting in Syria - it's not about bringing Iranian and Iraqi gas to Europe, it's about blocking Qatar, UAE and Saudi from exporting gas to Europe and eroding Europe's reliance on Russian gas imports.No idea. But it's from a 4 week old article from GreekCityTimes.com about how the Iran-Iraq-Syrian Friendship Pipeline could consolidate Greece as a Natural Gas Hub for EuropeQatar, UAE, all of Europe and US. But it's really about reducing reliance on Russian gas imports.Can't believe that "wrong pipeline was selected for right-of-way through Syria" wasn't the top reason. These things are usually about money.This is one of the reasons for the Syrian Civil War. More than half the land in Syria is dead and cannot bear anything. It has been affecting a majority of population since years. A lot of people are jobless because of this and there is nothing the Government could do about it.
Top 10 Reasons For The Syria Civil War - World Blaze
www.worldblaze.in/top-10-reasons-for-the-syria-civil-war/
www.worldblaze.in/top-10-reasons-for-the-syria-civil-war/
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Here is a list of 10 Reasons for the Syria Civil War
10. Economic Crisis
One of the ten reasons of the Syria war is the economic crisis. The economy of the country is just going down and there are no jobs, no employment and no cash flow as such. The living standard of the country has gone down; hence the Syrian liberals couldn’t take it more and started revolting.
9. Corruption
It is another reason for the Syrian Civil War. The place is so corrupted and there is nothing that a common man can do about it. The official people bears loyalty to nobody, and even for getting a birth certificate, the common Syrian has to bribe the people. This is how Syria became and there was nothing that was been done to get over it.
8. Clashes between the Sunni and Alawites
The majority of people in Syria are Sunni and then there are Shia and Christians. There is no proper culture. The family of the government in itself is mixed. The man of the family is Alawite and is married to Sunni woman and the family decedents are Syrian Kurds. The major reason for this war is the clashes between these religious groups.
7. Unruly Military Actions
The Military has taken a step forward, and today they do not really wait for a superior to command them. they do what they feel is right and they started treating civilians like nothing. They are killed, detained, bombed and the army doesn’t give any reasons.
6. Human Rights
There are human rights in the country, like in every country. But in Syria it is a bygone story. Anyone who tries to do anything is detained or killed. There is no right to freedom, expression, assembly or anything. People cannot roam around in the city in a group of more than 4 people, if found, they are just taken into custody.
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5. Foreign Intervention
Russia has been supporting the people of Syria from a long time, and other countries are showing support to the other groups of the country. It is no more a war of just Syria, Russia stepped in and so did US who is supporting the other group. And in such a situation it is difficult for the UN to take any step.
4. Militant in Syria
The militants in the country are another major reason for the unending war. A lot of groups like Al-qaeda, ISI are having their own groups and agendas and are fighting in this war and there is just fear in the country.
3. Drought
This is one of the reasons for the Syrian Civil War. More than half the land in Syria is dead and cannot bear anything. It has been affecting a majority of population since years. A lot of people are jobless because of this and there is nothing the Government could do about it.
Who wanted a pipeline thru Syria? Qatar? Doesn't matter what Qatar wanted.. They share the South Pars gas field with Iran and Iran is the top dog.
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What is the date on those drawings?
Why do you ask?
KSA wants no part of a gas pipeline thru Syria.. They did that from 1950 thru the early 1980s.. too unstable .. too much sabotage. Qatar answers to Iran.
Might be wishful thinking on the part of the Greeks.
Yep, and Putin is gaining a lot form the EU dumping LNG imports from the U.S. as well; Merkel is a Putin fan, and wants to help him extort Europe indefinitely. The fact that scum like Putin supports Assad is enough to understand why there was a civil war in Syria.
Don't know about the Merkel connection so I can't say. But it's pretty clear the war is about pipeline access. Too bad no one wants to be honest about it.
They just backed out of building an LNG port and returned to expanding the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. And yes it's all about Russians being able to extort Europe, and ME countries as well, via their puppet state Iran.
Russia needs to sell their gas. They can't eat it.
The Europeans aren't that stupid. Overthrowing Assad doesn't insure a transit gasline. You'll still have sabotage, sectarian violence and the influence of Russia and Iran.
This has all happened before. The TAPLINE agreement was forged in Syrian assassinations.