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Rhodesia is a landlocked country, so China will have to pay some really good bribes to get it's forces there as people of the transit country will be really riled up over their leaders selling out to colonisers

They tossed those Uyghurs into Turkish controlled part of Syria, which is basically depository for all the people Turkey doesn't want within it's borders, especially the Jihadis.

Turkey doesn't want them.

Even with the reduced population, the water issues remain acute, with continuous droughts and Turkey reducing the flow of Euphrates. Also, contrary to common perception Syrian government is trying to remain in good graces of some Sunni population, especially middle class, not to mention that...

The problem with Hazare is that they are completely different from Syrians, different language, customs, looks.... Racism and xenophobia are something natural outside the West and even their coreligionists (sort of, Alawites could only tenously be called Shias) would consider them bloody...

Iran is not too keen on hosting them, even if they share faith and Pakistan is hostile to Shias.

EU does not recognize Syrian government as legitimate and had declared it won't give financial aid to areas under governmental control.

Technically yes, but in reality not, as all three nations have limited finances. Iran has been financially propping up Syrian government, but due to financial hardships of their own can't afford it anymore. Russia can finance rebuilding of some infrastructure, but can't and won't finance refugee...

Syria has serious economic troubles and government can only just barely keep lid on things, adding hundreds of thousands refugees would make everything even worse. I don't recall any Slovenia vs. Croatia murderfests, except the bloodbath after the end of WWII and even that was mostly done by...

There is always talk of talks but reality is different. Albanians despise Kosovars and considers the haughty cunts, while Kosovars consider Albanians backward primitives. Even in diaspora there is a sharp divide between Albanians and Kosovars. The Kosovar ruling oligarchy is horribly corrupt...