Since we post several of his articles … I thought this might be of interest.
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Interview With A Russian-Syrian Soldier
Sure, this is a long interview. But, useful for the following reasons;
—1) You get a first hand account of what’s going on … and from a guy who is articulate and seems honest.
—2) It shows how a rag-tag force can stand up against even the most powerful militaries around. Good for them, good for us … because some people here think when TSHTF we peon citizens will have no chance against the power of ‘Murika’s police forces and military. That ain’t true.
—3) Doing so will take a lot of sacrifice, courage, and determination. Have you see the pictures of Syria I posted the other day? It appears that about 80% of Syrian infrastructure is destroyed. Yet, the pro-Assad forces still find a way to fight on.
—4) In somewhat of an eye-opener, it shows that not all Muslims are alike (as I posted in an article about Russia & Muslims about a week ago.) There is an enormous difference with Wahhabism and traditional Islam. Also some surprises about Assad and the people.
—5) It’s just a good war story.
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Introduction
In the media, we often see stories about people from all around the world joining ISIS, for one reason or another. At the same time, almost nothing is known about those who are fighting this plague.
We talked to Michel Mizah, a 25-year-old citizen of Russia and Syria, who recently returned from Damascus, where he fought in the “Shabiha” pro-government paramilitary units. He told us what the Syrians think about the war, President Bashar Assad, the Islamic state, and the future.
Why did you decide to go to Syria?
My father is from Syria, and there we still have a lot of relatives with whom we talk to on a daily basis, basically living in two countries at once. We are Christians. My second cousin is fighting in the Syrian army, my uncle and aunt, civilians, were killed in 2012 in Kalamun. So, each time I saw the news, I was plagued by vague uneasiness… For three years, I wanted to go there, but something always got in the way – wife, job, etc. Only now, everything came together, and I was able to go.
THE INTERVIEW
