The horrifying civil war that has raged on since 2011 in Syria left a deep scar among many of its denizens, literally and metaphorically. This conflict, which has caused a major refugee crisis primarily situated in the Arabian Peninsula and mainland Europe, is fought by several factions with differing goals and ideologies: the Syrian government and its allies, the Syrian opposition (which included the Free Syrian Army and other Sunni rebel and Salafi jihadist groups), the Wes