Lebanon 🇱🇧 Was the Syria 🇸🇾 of the 80s
Foreword: This was originally written on Sunday October 16, 2022. I originally wrote this in response to a video that Cody had done on his alternate history channel, AlternateHistoryHub, about the Soviet-Afghan War 🇦🇫☭. Specifically, it was in response to a comment he had made regarding the war when he said that it was the "Syria 🇸🇾 of the 80s" due to the presence of foreign fighters in the conflict, including Islamists ☪️, joining to fight the Soviets ☭. And I just couldn't help but disagree more. Afghanistan 🇦🇫 was not the "Syria 🇸🇾 of the 80s," Lebanon 🇱🇧 was. When you look at the conflicts that took place around this time in the Middle East and Central Asia, which is where the Soviet-Afghan War 🇦🇫☭ took place, the Lebanese Civil War 🇱🇧 is probably the most similar to the Syrian Civil War 🇸🇾 of today. Like the Syrian Civil War 🇸🇾, it was a multifaceted and multiparty conflict, including many militia groups and insurgent groups all vying fo...