Syria: Civil War within Islam.

When the war began in Syria, it looked as if it was part of the general chaos generated in response to the "Arab Spring," the mayhem set off by the Obama regime. Soon, the religious character of the war became more dominant.

The war in Syria pits the Sunni of the Gulf against the Shia of Lebanon, Iraq and Iran. As long as American troops were in Iraq, the Sunni and Shia of Iraq depended on the Americans to maintain some fairness and peace, but when the Obama regime ended the American commitment, it was like pulling the pin from a hand grenade. The Shia of Iraq now have the upper hand and are moving Iraq into the Shia camp.

You might ax what is fueling this war. The causes go back to the very beginning of Islam and the death of the Prophet Muhammed. His assassination was the beginning of the Shia/Sunni split, which had to do with the succession of Muhammed. The divide deepened with subsequent prophecies.

The Hadith says that the strife in Sham (Syria) will begin with children playing, after which nothing can be fixed. Indeed, the war began in Deraa, where school children used graffiti to protest the Assad regime. The Hadith predicted a battle near Damascus and referred to the battles as a Jihad. The Hadith also tells of a power attacking from the North (Turkey?) and also from the West. Turkey is aligned with the Sunni rebels.

The Shia have their own prophecies. For them it is the return of the Hidden Imam, also known as the Mahdi. Assad's followers are Alewites, an offshoot of Shiism. According to Shiite prophecies,  the hidden Imam will unite Islam under his banner and be victorious over the world. Shia warriors who die in the struggle will be resurrected by the Mahdi. Another Shiite prophecy tells that part of the Mahdi's army will fight under a yellow flag and Hezbollah's flag is yellow.

Not to be left out, Christian prophecies also tell of the anti Christ, a man of the East, who will unite those opposed to God. The anti Christ will rule for three years before Jesus returns and defeats him.

As the Hadith says, Syria can not be fixed.