[UPDATE] Syrian Civil War and Spillover: Every Day

Watch 9 years of war in the Middle East unfold in 12 minutes.
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FAQ

Q: How did you make this?
A: I found a blank map of the Middle East on Google, edited it to my liking, and made an individual .png file for each day mapped.

Q: What software did you use to make this?
A: Everything was done in Microsoft Paint and Windows Live Movie Maker. Paint was used to create the frames. Movie Maker was used to compile them and add music as well as an intro + outro.

Q: Why isn't Hezbollah shown?
A: They are not officially a faction fighting in the war. They have consistently fought alongside the Syrian Army with no splintering. The difference between them and Syrian rebel groups and Al-Qaeda and ISIS before 2014 was that they had ultimately split off and declared total war against eachother.

Q: Will there be another update?
A: Yes. I will make one final video when the Syrian Civil War officially finishes.

Q: Can you do a video about (x) next?
A: I consider all suggestions but already have my own list of projects I'd like to work on first and foremost.

Q: This video is biased! Why are you being biased towards (x)?
A: I am not. This video, as well as all of my others are made to be as neutral as possible. Despite this, somebody is always going to be unhappy with it.

Q: Can I use this video?
A: Definitely! Just give credit!
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[NY_Mapper]

8/11/2022: Thank you all for nearly 1.5 MILLION views on this video. This was by far the most ambitious, time-consuming, detailed video I've ever produced. It took about ~6 months of daily work, 3-6 hours a day. Unfortunately, YouTube compressed this video making the smaller details extremely difficult, if not impossible to see. If there is a popular demand to this gesture; I will upload the entire folder of the original, individual frames and original video file to a file-sharing website for anyone to use for any purpose. I understand that my content and data has been used across the Internet, all I ask for is proper credit.

As of now, I have taken an indefinite hiatus from working on this channel. The only fluid conflict at this moment is in Ukraine, and there is still an oversaturation of content on the matter due to the greed of a small segment of the mapping community to milk views and money out of a war where thousands of people are dying. I will not create a new video on Ukraine until it settles or there is a major development.

Thank you all for the support over the years, I never thought these videos or my channel would have landed itself such a unique and important place in the mapping community!

[georgemousa]

You know its complicated when the rebels's rebels get attacked by rebles

[nexu]

Germany: fights a 2 front war
ISIS: fights a 360° war

[MordecaiTheAwesomeBluejay]

Normal Civil War: Two sides trying to take over a country

Syrian Civil War: Everybody was Kung Fu fighting

[luki]

The ISIS emergency was one of the scariest moments in the Middle east

[imaginehavingpfp]

Map: *Middle East*
Mode: *Free For All*

[ianeons]

🇦🇱Albanian Civil War: 3 Months
🇧🇦Bosnian Civil War: 3 Years
🇺🇸American Civil War: 4 Years
🇱🇾Libyan Civil War: 7 Years
🇨🇳🇹🇼Chinese Civil War: 8 Years
🇸🇾Syrian Civil War: 10+ Years!

[matthunter]

Everyone: Fuck the 2020s! We’re going back to the 2010s.
Syrians:

[RexoryByzaboo]

Imagine Syrian kids learning this in their future history classes.

[helgil]

The teacher: Test is not that complicated
The test:

[jknight]

2:38 *ISIS appears*
The Syrian government: why do I hear boss music?

[alexander]

Our future has been lost in this useless war
More than a million death, 7 million refugees, and those who remain in the country live in poverty
Greetings to all my Syrian brothers, whether in the diaspora or in Syria
Peace for Syria 🇸🇾❤

[NorsGold]

Normal civil wars: have 2 sides to the conflict
Syrian civil war: let's crank those numbers *up* a bit shall we

[bponterci]

This is just a map that changes colors. But the dark thing is that with every change to this map, thousands of people lose their lives.

[notrius]

This is what happens when you dont core provinces in Eu4:

[emiliospowerballer]

When Syrians are fighting Syrians to conquer Syria from other Syrians who control Syria

[Jarod-tebi]

2:44 nice choice of music to play with the rise of isis taking territory, shocking, scary and dramatic.

[ramithecritic]

My god, this is one INCREDIBLE piece of work, sir! How you managed to pull this off is beyond me. Looking back at 2015 it freaks me out just how grim the situation was looking for Syria then before Russia stepped in.

[reddude]

When your rebels has rebels which has rebels.

Edit: Back after 1 year and I noticed I started a political war just by posting a meme.

[bxdri]

This guy did all of this in microsoft paint, frame by frame. Respect.