In recent years, scholars and analysts have tended to view the war in Syria from three angles. Firstly, there are those that look at the geopolitical influences and repercussions on the conflict – the role of Russia, the US, Iran, and Turkey in particular. Then are the analyses that focus on identity, history, and culture. Thirdly, there are those that try to understand the conflict through the lens of the New Social Movement (NSM) theory that stresses the importance of specific political stru
