On one side, the United States, the European Union, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are backing the opposition – a welter of armed factions with diverse agendas and ideologies that range from Syrian nationalist to global jihadi. This disunity reflects the fissures in Syrian society, a result of more than four decades of brutal authoritarian rule.
一方面，美国、欧盟、土耳其、约旦、沙特和卡塔尔支持着反对派——由各种武装派系组成的大杂烩，日程和意识形态各式各样，从叙利亚民族主义到全球圣战主义无所不包。其一盘散沙的状态反映了叙利亚社会的裂缝，这是四十多年残酷独裁统治的后果。