crack down militarily against its civilians. ThoughThe UN made attempts to pass sanctions onto Syria‚ condemning its actions‚ China and Russia vetoed all resolutions to safeguard their own personal interests. Because Syria’s former malignant president Bashar Assad was not brought to justice he was able to proceed with enlisting the help of Hezbollah‚ an extremist Shiite Muslim group with close links to Iran. Currently‚ Syria is home to yet another prominent terrorist organization‚ ISIS‚ the Islamic State
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The Syrian government‚ under Bashar al-Assad‚ detained fifteen of the children and tortured them. This launched a protest within the city‚ and although the protest was peaceful‚ the government responded violently‚ killing 4 people involved in the protest. This then led to the protests
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had all began with protests against their President‚ Bashar al- Assad’s regime in March 2011 in the Southern city of Deraa. However at the beginning the protestors were peaceful and all they’d wanted was democracy and greater freedom. But when security forces opened fire on peaceful demonstrations it triggered days of violent unrest that had steadily spread nationwide over those following months. The Syrian people demanded that President Bashar al – Assad resign. Whenever al – Assad refused to step
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to violence the houla massacre on the 25th may 2012 shocked the people of Syria Over a hundred ‚mainly children and women were targeted by shells and innocently killed Fifteen months after the start of protests against the regime of President Bashar Assad‚ Syria is in a dire situation. Trapped in a bloody stalemate‚ it remains unclear where the country is headed. More than 12‚000 people have lost their lives since March 2011‚ hundreds of Syrians are imprisoned in degrading conditions‚ and
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population was able to get rid of the Syrian dictatorship in Lebanon by protesting in on the 14th of March. Lebanese were promised freedom however that promise was broken because of the war that divided Syria into two parts the ones that supported Bashar el Assad and the one who were against this dictator this war took place across the borders of Lebanon‚ and affected the Lebanese population since Syria has throughout history influenced Lebanon. I believe that this war had a detrimental effect on
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political prisoners began mid-March 2011 and were immediately met by Syrian security forces who at first detained and attacked protestors with batons‚ and later opened gunfire‚ and deployed tanks and naval ships against civilians. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad refused to halt the violence and implement meaningful reforms demanded by protestors such as the lifting of emergency law‚ broader political representation and a freer media. Assad continued to deny responsibility for the attacks on protestors
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The Syrian Revolution: An Annotated Bibliography Abouzeid‚ Rania. “Scenes From A Revolution.” Time 178.8 (2011): 40-43. Academic Search Premier. Web. 3 Apr. 2012. Rania Abouzeid is a reporter for TIME magazine who is based in Lebanon. Most of her research is spent on the happenings in the Middle East such as her lengthy reteach on the Arab Spring. “Scenes From A Revolution” is a very descriptive account of a particular demonstration in Syria. This article focuses on creating a relationship between
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RESEARCH PAPER OUTLINE Name: Rawan Qishawi Topic: The violation of human rights in Syria Research question: What caused the Syrian uprising and what were the outcomes? How did human right activists come to the aid of those whom had their rights taken away? Revised Thesis Statement: The political repression‚ uneven economy‚ and religious influence caused by the Syrian government were major causes that led to the current Syrian uprising. The Syrian government directly used its power by taking
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Michael McCracken Global Politics Prof. Clarke 4/25/13 The Syrian Civil War and Its Effect on the World Environment Since early 2011 protestors have lined the streets of Syria putting on demonstrations calling for the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad. They were calling for an end to a nearly four decade ruling by Assad’s family‚ and the dispersion of the hardnosed Ba’ath Party. Shortly after these protests began Assad ordered the Syrian army to break up these demonstrations with the use
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More than 60‚000 people have been killed since Syria’s uprising began in March 2011‚ the UN has said. A study commissioned by UN human rights commissioner Navi Pillay collated data from seven different sources‚ and concluded that there had been 59‚648 deaths until November 2012. Ms Pillay said the figure would now have risen above 60‚000 and described the bloodshed as "truly shocking". Syrian opposition groups had previously estimated 45‚000 people killed. The study was released hours after a
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