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  • They have been living in hell for the last 8 years? Joe Biden is a contributing factor as far as the why goes.
  • For the money. Syria's civil war has dragged on for years, ruining the Syrian economy, and far-reaching multi-national sanctions against Syria (BECAUSE of the ongoing war) have damaged the economy even more. One of the best-paying and most in-demand jobs in Syria? Soldier. There are LOTS of combat-experienced soldiers in Syria. But because of the Syrian economy, they expect Russia to pay considerably better (and probably they are correct.) Several news sources predict that Syrian mercenaries might end up on BOTH sides of the Ukraine War.
  • Because not everyone subscribes to CNN and MSNBC.
  • Ukraine war: The Syrians signing up to fight for Russia Russia says it has signed up some 16,000 recruits from the Middle East to fight with its forces in Ukraine. Social media in Syria has been flooded with requests for people to join Russian troops in return for up to $7,000 for deployment. One former Syrian regime soldier who has been offered thousands of dollars to fight in the war told BBC News Arabic that his country's broken economy means hundreds of Syrians are putting themselves forward.
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-60931180
  • If you had read the first paragraph of the story yourself, Jenny, you would know that the reason is because Basar Al Asad is returning the favor to Putin for his support.😅

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