Caught in Gunfire on the Streets of Tripoli
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OMG
luv ur vids
I hope one day you would pay a visit to kuwait! There is alot of interesting things there.
Very good video there bro
Are you still in Lebanon ? I live in Hrajel, kesrouan
There are a lot of things to share with you
That guy who said "It's a smile of losing hope," gezzus! May God smile upon him and his family.
Heavy words.
Lebanese are the happiest depressed people you'll ever encounter.
Problem is we love hope, that's why there's always a smile on our faces (not a fake one to be frank) even though with everything that's been going on we love life.
Which is why losing hope means that we can no longer bear any more damage to our once wonderful and joyful Lebanon. 💔
yeah, let's sit in a ring, pray to a god and hope for the best. That will absolutely help them with the starving. Wish life was that easy :( Poor souls!
@@Lfomod1Dubstep if that's all one can do.
It still is appreciated. Speaking from a Lebanese pov.
I was smiling too hearing him speak, when he asked him about how he’s smiling I answered almost the same thing “it’s a sarcastic smile”
So glad he’s back on the regular
Great to be back!
Not quite sure of what to say this !! This is what i'm gonna do in my vlogs being an indian especially
“It’s a smile of losing hope” really hit hard.
Yeah I felt that
“It’s a smile of loosing hope” those few words broke my heart 💔
Sending my love and positive vibes to Lebanon and all its people ❤️
“It’s a smile of losing hope”💔
Sad
that guy is such a genuine character, he deserves much better.
This human species has much more bad than good, it will never change but hopefully we as individuals can make a difference, no matter how significant.
Shooting into the air as a celebration is the stupidest thing ever. They do know, that those bullets will eventually fall back to earth and might kill someone? People have been killed by those stupid "celebrations" before.
Tell me about it, my friend here in Tripoli got injured in his head from those shootings in the air
If you fire up high enough the bullets when falling down cant kill anyone but if you aim lower and shoot it keeps velocity and could kill. People who shoot guns alot SHOULD understand this concept.
God bless the good people of the world, and god help the bad ones.
I was coming into the comments to say the same thing. All of those bullets coming back down are as lethal as the ones being fired as they are raising their guns. Most of us can never imagine living under those conditions. I’m at a loss as to what to say.
@@TequillanSunrise YES. the fall back to earth is only at freefall speeds, not 1000 m/s still. Common sense. Must be shot up into the air though, obviously. At the top of the arc it reaches 0 velocity. The fall back down is only going to reach terminal velocity at free fall speed.
"All dropped objects experience constant acceleration - in other words, they go faster and faster, their speed constantly increasing, at a rate of just under 10 metres per second. But air resistance also increases the further the object has fallen. When air resistance matches gravity, the object will achieve "terminal velocity" - maximum speed, after which it no longer accelerates. At a weight of 7.12g, a 2p coin would in theory reach terminal velocity at just over 19km an hour, hardly fast enough to kill you. (The actual speed it would reach depends on a variety of factors, from humidity to air pressure.)"
Bullets are engineered to have very low drag coefficients and are also spin stabilised (they spin when they exit the gun barrel). The spin reduces the chance of tumbling, which would slow down the bullet. This spin is also maintained throughout any ballistic scenario, even when pointing the gun straight upwards. The resulting terminal velocity from falling is usually enough to pierce human skin, so can definitely be lethal (although obviously not always). It's still much slower than the direct muzzle velocity, but still... Dangerous stuff.
I’ve said this before, but feel the need to say it again...
You are absolutely the most ethical, compassionate travel CZcamsr there is. I see so many on YT traveling internationally just flashing their privileged lives and never doing shit for the people of the lands they cross. Thank you. Keep it rockin’ in hopes others follow your example.
That is very kind of you, thank you Chan!
Yep, one of very few YT who deserves ads money&sponsorship, not like thousands of bimbos showing French makeup/haircare/skincare brands they are even too dumb to pronounce correctly
@@dr.perfectsmile4175 the people you are talking about dont exist
What did you say again
Big terms like absolutely and big compIiments and big terms like Lady / Miss etc and important / amazing / lovely etc and innocent etc only reflect me, and cannot be misused by humnz - these videos are full of big term misuse and promoting beyond cr_ actions such as the plucking and _ of sacred flowers and trees and the pollution of the Amazon and the _ of fish etc...
I once worked with a man who was born in Jerusalem and when he was in the service, he was in Lebanon. This was back in the 80s when there was war. He told me that if I had seen what Beirut and Lebanon looked like before the war, I would never stop crying because it was so beautiful and it was destroyed. I so appreciate that you take us places we'd probably never go to but please, please stay safe 🙏🏻 I know you do your research and you know what you're doing, but that made the Granny in me come out and it was scary.
Thank you for talking to the people and letting us know what they think. They are not their government and we need to remember that more often.
Never compare people to their government, even if it's a democratic government, political actions do not represent people, governments are serving who have money and power, not the normal people..
"it's a smile of losing hope" means a lot
Heavy words to hear.
@@IndigoTraveller Indeed it is. Keep up the good work and stay safe.
That hit hard indeed.
I am from lebanon and im so sad being in a country i dont feel safe in...
It is so hard to live here.
I cannot begin to imagine. My heart is with the Lebanese people.
@@IndigoTraveller you really do have a great courage and a big heart. Youre litterly the only outsider who came to lebanon in these crisis. I respect you. And good luck. Also your video must have millions of views tbh.
khaye ma tzida ana i was in dubai and i came back to live in lebanon
I hope you and family stay safe. Lebanon will get better, maybe soon. Stay positive 🙏🏽
@Liberum Aeternum stfu
Bit of mistranslation around the @6:25 mark. He said the solution to all this is "government resigning". Not sure why that was left out
1. He is still in Libanon, so he is rather not saying anything about the current government.
2. As you can hear the interview on the beach, the government supporters are brainwashed and has AK 47.
So it is smarter not to say bad things about the government. Right?
Thank you for clarifying, Anthony.
@@IndigoTraveller You need to show the people around the world how fucked up our goverment is.
@@IndigoTraveller Anthony Beik*
Im lebanese, and I think he said testakerr el hokoome which means for the govermemt to setle. but due to his accent you might half heard him say testakel el hokoome❤
I fell in love with Lebanon as a young soldier who worked with UNIFIL. The people of Lebanon must be the nicest I've ever met even though they have faced adversity at every corner. Good to see you back Nick and doing such a valuable job in raising awareness. Much love and respect from Ireland.
Wow I was always amazed by the UNIFIL troops everytime I would go to Saida, when I was young. I was so happy back then that finally someone cared about us, about the unprivileged . Thank you so much for your work sir!!
Any Irish men you know married to Lebanese women?
Thx
@@MuzzaHukka no
Tiocfaidh ár lá lebanese people!
The cat at 11:48 knows the good people where it´s safe at.
HE completely ignored the cat. He doesn't give a shit about it.
@Noise Control yeah and maybe he did pet her, but didn't include it in the video. Regardless, the kitty was cute. ^_^
He was just in a situation where he was being shot at with AK47’s. The last thing he was thinking about was the cat. Very scary situation and very real
Lmao ya cat bro said get me DA fUK outa here
You are doing a better service single handedly for humanity than most of the western news outlets combined. Thanks so much.
Thank you, Ade!
Your the opposite of an intelligent person, I think that is in line with CZcams policy.
Just like Ireland.
@@philcooper279 huh?
I'm originally from Tripoli, it's so sad to see the city I grew up in face this fate.
"its a smile of losing hope" - that speaks for itself
Thanks Nick! This was an impactful video
Thank you for watching, Aaron!
This is amazing. I spent various times in Beirut. In fact I was walking to the marine barracks when it was blown up years ago. I helped disarm a nuclear device in 1989 . But hell knows..I love the people and country. Wonderful people.. plus the food is best on earth.
Amen.
Disarm a nuclear device? That claim kind of makes me doubt all the rest of your comment. Although I will agree that the Lebanese are a wonderful people and they have great food.
@@kennyofbaja Amen
@@kennyofbaja I'm not backing up *his* specific claim because it don't know, but there is a lot of stuff that happened in Lebanon in the 80s through the 2000s that the general public is unaware of. There were many close calls of various, grievous nature back then. So, well, it's not impossible... Unfortunately.
Yah an associate has told me many things from working J2 intelligence in the army iidk bout nuclear but dirty bomb sure
"its a smile of losing hope"
That hit me right in the feels
The interview with Fahad was heart-wrenching.
Thank you for showing us the otherside of the world the media dont show.. my prayers are with Lebanese ppl
Thank you for watching, Rose.
Thank you so much for your solidarity Rose.
the media shows us the political point of view..Nick show us the humanity point of view
Happy Independence Day Lebanon 🇱🇧! Wishing you well from Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks! But I think it's a fake one, I wish you all the best
Thank you alot
@@j.k.6865 what fake one?
@@caralhoguy we are still controlled directly by scums and indirectly by foreign powers like Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, USA...
❤🙏🇱🇧
"It's a smile of losing hope"
Powerful stuff 😔 Stay strong Lebanon ✊ 🇱🇧
thank you so much for your amazing work! I love that you focus on giving voice to the people. you share their perspective and different point of view among them as well. such a great job!
Thanks Melissa! ❤️❤️
Thanks for showing us the perspectives of the locals. That's always the most important thing (in my opinion)
Thank you, Rich!
Gosh, Nick....I am glad nothing has happened to you and your people around there. It's so risky, but you do it for the world to know. Thank you for taking this risk and thank you for all of this. For every single video you should get a lifetime achievement award...literally. You really deserve so much. Thank you! 💜💙
You are way too kind but I thank you for your continued support!
What risk? He was in the middle of a celebration, not war
@@mitchellstrong Dude, you apparently haven't watched the video. He was explaining, that people died because of this "celebration". When people shoot and start to shoot when the gun is still aiming too low, with 5 story high buildings around, stuff happens. And as you've seen in the video, bullets went pretty much everywhere. That is no "celebration". That is pure stupid nonsense.
Many years ago I read a book of Mustansar Hussain Tarar, a well known Pakistani traveller about his journey of Beruit in 1975. He told same story as you have shown in this video. He wrote: A man came in a car, open the door of the car and started firing blindly without any reason. He was also laughing loudly during firing. Later on he was told that it was a routine work for him to come and fire blindly. It was like a hobby for him. May God bless the people of Lebanon! I am from Pakistan.🇵🇰
Hey Nick - I'm new to your channel, but i just have to say - thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'm a Lebanese-American, and it just kills me to watch my beautiful country spiral uncontrollably into despair. It's really only people like you who are maintaining awareness and covering these events, and that's absolutely vital to what little hope there is left for recovery. Thank you for what you do, and keep up the great work.
As a Lebanese, i thank you so much for these videos, i believe there is not enough publicity about whats going on in our country and we need the foreign help to get out of this and get rid of all our politicians
Thank you for watching, I appreciate as a Lebanese person, these videos resonate in the right place for you.
what kind of 'foreign help' do you think you can get ? You should know that foreign help will just do what is good to them
Yeah like the same publicity u give the killing and the maltreatment of African workers whiles thousands of ur people enjoy life and make money on our continent
So many countries and continents need help the list is endless..it baffles me..who should help all these corrupt and poorly managed countries..when you say they need help who are you referring to ??
You’re so brave. I learn from you. I see you have a good heart for the people in the world. Safe travels. 💜🌍
Thank you for watching.
You're such a sweet soul, I love your travel vlogs how informative they are. You don't gloss over the problems and you show the real deal. I think that what makes you different from many other travel vloggers that go to dangerous places, is your empathy but also the fact that you go there with a purpose not just for the thrill and the adrenaline rush.
P.S: 10:55 the cat behind you was so cute :3
I just came across your CZcams page and this video, my family are from Tripoli, I showed this to my mum and she got really emotional watching this, not because of your content but because she can't travel back home due to Australia's Covid restrictions and border closures and help her family out in those really tough economical times. Your video has reminded of home so much for her.
But she really appreciates the efforts you're doing for the people of Lebanon, we all would love to go back there, see our families that live there, and help them.
Thank you for this video.
I really appreciate your initiative to help these kind of people kudos to you! Stay safe always Nick
Thank you, Ed :)
To anyone reading that comment: I wish you all the best in your life and all your dreams to come true. Peace&Love
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love to you💕
I cannot get enough of your videos!!! Seeing places I have never seen before ever. Wow.
Man I've been watching your videos for the last three or four years and I gotta say your videos just keep getting better and better. All this world travel has given you so much life experience and I just wanted to say keep up the good work man. Honestly you're one of my heroes. Stay safe out there.
Dear Nick, while waiting for this new video I have watched your old videos and all I can say is that not only quality of your videos have improved significantly but your haircut also! Love you, wonderful content as always!
Haha definitely the haircut needed some major reworking.
Thank you for more incredible documentation of what's going on. EVERYONE should support Indigo Traveller simply by watching the ads. Do not skip the ads!
Thanks again for your kind words mate! But no need to watch ads if you don’t want to, watching alone means a lot. Hope you’re well sir :)
@@IndigoTraveller You're providing a fantastic service to the public. I have seen many comments on my channel talking strait up hate for countries they couldn't even point out on a map. I will always promote your work in any way I can. Thank you!
I watch both of your channels and love them thank you for sharing your knowledge and insight it’s a shame most people don’t see what’s really coming we will be just like Lebanon soon here in the USA and everyone is blind to it. Everyone here is to worried about impressing everyone with there fancy house, trophy wife and huge truck not realizing the rug is about to be pulled out from under them real soon. Take care
Thank you mate, again, you’re far too kind. Take care :)
You disappeared from my suggested feed. I am still subbed. Go composing to Alphabet.
thank you so much Nick, wishing you well, love and respect for your work
Huge respect for you my man, always recommending you to others to check out because this is content like no other you see on CZcams
Appreciate that big time, Chris!
What a moving and powerful eye opening video. Thank you Nick!
Thank you for watching Michelle.
There is also a Greek city in the peloponnese named Tripoli. Both the Libyan capital and the Lebanese port city named Tripoli represent Greek tri- "three" (see tri-) + polis "city" (see polis).
True Tripoli in Lebanon is older than Greek , Tripoli is lybia was named so years later.
Tripole both in lybia and in current lebanon are Phonicians cities not greek
Of course, the name Tripoli is a Greek name, as you mentioned
And the city was named by this name after the Greeks invaded the Levantine region
Yeah, I have always thought about that
You’re amazing bro. Straight up. You do such important work! I pray for your safety always!
" Its a smile of losing hope".. !! Heart touching words..
I am from Lebanon. I left back in 2017 to study abroad and when I visited Lebanon this year after the explosion I was completely astonished. Lebanon changed a lot compared to last year. Thank you so much for taking the risk in this current situation. I hope you visit us next time for tourism showing people a better image of Lebanon. Much respect to you and your professional work
Glad that you are fine. I was waiting for this video after your yesterday’s FB post.
Thanks guys.
Thank you, Nick. May others feel the same compassion you have.
Such an incredible and insightful video. Thank you so much for sharing it.
It’s so sad...and the way that the locals were just calm as the gunfire was going off...is stark...
They were calm because it wasn't war.
Anna, you aren't middle eastern so of course it won't be seen as normal to you. I know safety is an issue but gunfires is mostly seen as a common celebration we have for holidays and things just wish it was done in isolation instead of sensitive places. At sea or on a mountain in the sky somewhat distantly away from people and cities.. etc. is a perfect place to shoot.
Tripoli - my city - I miss you and my heart is breaking for you.
the fallen city 💔
Another amazing insight Nick, another superb piece by you. As usual opening people eyes to what is really going on, you do the real cutting edge reporting, massive respect to you buddy.
congrats brother! thx for the amazing work you always do. I believe this experience will set up a milestone in your career/journey. best wishes and support from Curitiba, Brazil!
Damn...safe travels as always Indigo!
Thank you!
WHAT!!?? How have I missed these latest videos? So glad you're back! Stay safe bro. 🙏👍
Thank you, there are 2 other Lebanon videos before this one.
I've missed watching your videos! It's so nice to see you making videos again! Your work is so important. It's showing people the truth of the world. So many countries aren't as bad as we are hearing. And some are. But they also need our help and you are showing that.
I love the music that you add to your videos. Great at connecting emotions to your videos. Love your work 🧡
You remind me of Tintin, travelling the world, reporting on real stuff.
Tintin is my idol.
@@IndigoTraveller That's so awesome, now you just need a Snowy 😄
My heart goes out to these people who have endured tragedy after tragedy. Please keep safe.
Definitely. Impossible to relate.
How about the or people or animals that happen to be where all those celebratory bullets fall.
Thank you truly for giving a voice to the voiceless, often ignored completely by the media.
You're a fantastic journalist. Thanks for all the videos. Take care
Thanks for making these videos. It's important to show people all colors of our world.
Thank you!
I hope Fahad makes it out of there so that he one day can help rebuild Lebanon.
I hope he can find peace somewhere somehow.
Thanks Nick Your videos inspire me to be more humble and thankful. I am glad you are back on CZcams doing what you do best. Showing the world real time situations. People and Places. Good day to you Sir.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my city and show the suffering of many of its people. I have been a fan since 2018! And, you’re always amazing!
Also, I would’ve loved to see you in the newer “more modern” areas of the city to see the perspective of the people there too.
As a follow up, some of those sheeps were arrested by the army later that day.
I'm Lebanese and have lived here all my life and i've been to Tripoli once and never intend to go back there again.
I honestly cannot believe what I just saw. It’s crazy.
Intense.
lool honestly u get used to it eventually just stay inside when u hear it. it happens for everything even the release of highschool exam grades
@@samisalhab2569 well the fact that the one guy he interviewed towards the end of the video called that normal is just sad. People firing guns in the streets shouldn’t be normal, even if you are used to it or not.
@@samisalhab2569 you’re right. I lived and studied in Tripoli. I plan on moving back
@@IndigoTraveller A girl I went to high school with died while she was in Tripoli, standing on a balcony in the evening after some soccer team had won in the World Cup...people came out shooting in celebration of their team winning and a stray bullet hit her and now she's dead. She was 20 or 21. RIP Mona.
These videos deserve millions of views. You’re creating amazing content but also just spreading awareness of what’s going on in different parts of the world. 🙏
Thank you for showing us the world with such honesty, humility, and respect for the cultures and people you meet. You are doing good in a tricky world. Thank you. Glad you have a good heart.
Man I live in Zgharta (near tripoli) and I was able to hear gun shots from my bedroom. You're risking too much just to spread a message that we desperately need and that's well appreciated man :-( ❤️
The “smile of loosing hope“ makes me cry.
My heart aches for the beautiful people of Lebanon. It scares me that you put yourself in possible danger when you visit these places, but shining a light on what is happening there is desperately needed right now. Bless you. Nick.
So glad I found your channel when I did. You’ve taught me more than I could ever
Imagine. Thank you
Thanks for watching Jay!
Thanks for sharing! It is heartbreaking to see such a beautiful city going through something like that. Stay Safe!
Heartbreaking indeed.
11:53 cat saying hi aww
You are doing a monumental job showing the world what is really going on in the streets and using your platform to help those in need there!
Your work touches my soul.
I just came back from Lebanon on a two week trip their. I loved Lebanon its people were welcoming kind and helpful and the sea and mountains so beautiful. I feel so bad for the people and what they are going threw at the moment. I hope Lebanon gets on its feet again. Love from Iraq 🇮🇶
A country with so much love and potential indeed.
once again, amazing job. i'm crying. hate you. (but not actually. just need to clarify so i dont get attacked on here by your mega fans.) this is a great series so far! x
Thanks Lina, sorry for the tears ❤️
@@IndigoTraveller come back to somaliland
Thank you Nick ❤🙏 please stay safe 🙏❤
Thank you for all your hard work, Nick.
don't they understand gravity? I'm glad you're safe man
We are known to be hospitable, not smart.
We understand gravity we just do not care .
It's heartbreaking to see how Lebanon deterioarted since your last visit ..I bet if feels very strange for you walking on the same streets like you did in 2018 and they don't feel the same anymore! Thank you for showing us the reality on the ground far from the mainstream media propaganda
Definitely. It’s completely different. Heartbreaking. Thanks for watching over the years
Thank you for traveling to Lebanon and showing how the Lebanese people are dealing with the daily challenges. It is a bad situation, people are hungry and stuck with no future and nowhere else to go. I saw the videos you took in Beirut and Tripoli. I can see how genuinely you felt towards the people and how it affected you. Scary when your life was in more danger during the senseless shooting for a so-called "celebration". I think Lebanon is at its worse right now. Things are very grim. Thanks for shedding the light and the money that was raised, because of you. You are a good person!
You truly are a good hearted person.Thank you for such an honest raw picture of Lebanon.
Thank you Laurie!
Thanks for showing this, and giving the rest of the world a warning about the dangers of extremism. Hope Lebanese people sail through this and emerge stronger and better. They are lovely people
Thanks Abdul. Yes, the Lebanese are so strong and hospitable.
good report
Thanks
You not only have such a big amazing heart but such bravery to go into places like this to bring awareness. I appreciate and respect what you do . Stay safe my friend.
Glad your back!! The only “news” I watch!! 🤙
Have a great weekend
Sending lots of love to everyone who reads🥰.
❤️❤️
Having been a paramedic in Tripoli for a number of years myself, I can sadly assure you that what Fahad must have seen and experienced normalises even the biggest abnormalities.
Nick you have taken your videos and reporting of the countries you visit to another level my friend!
I started watching your videos because you were traveling and blogging differently from other CZcamsrs and you were always trying to see the true side of the cities and the countries you were visiting
Right now I am watching you because I have the feeling you are the best reporter of warzones and countries in need
Keep up the good work!
The only vlogger that I follow and for good reason. Great work
Poor people who got injured by stray bullets
I don't know if anyone asked but how did you make it to travel during the pandemic ?
It is possible depending on a few variables.
You are a genuine journalist and humanitarian...I really appreciate uncensored news! Cheers!
Nick ive been watching you for a couple days now.I get what your doing. Blessings to you and the wonderful people you meet on your travels. Stay safe indigo traveler
I saw the man from 8:35 from the video of Mark Wiens in Lebanon. From what I can remember, the man used to smile a lot. He used to be a jolly person on those vlogs/video.
But now, by just looking at him, he looks sad. Not even smiling at all. Although he still have the love for what he is doing. It's hard to see him on that situation :( he's still wearing the same shirt on the video tho
Interesting. I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing.
@@IndigoTraveller no worries, brother! I just feel the sadness on that man's face. Everyone's lives really change abruptly in Lebanon. I wish everything will be better soon for them.
Stay safe, brother!
And I thought I had it bad😪ill never complain again
We are suffering here i wish some good thing can happen to us
@@jojo90078 😢
@@jojo90078 We can't give up yet.
@@electropoopoo1453 we will never give up💪🏻
Love your work man! Thank you 🙏
Well done mate, really insightful, great work