violence in Syria began in March of 2011‚ and the Middle Eastern country has been crippled by a brutal civil war ever since. Since then‚ the United Nations estimates that more than 100‚000 people have died during the ongoing clashes between President Bashar Al-Assad’s government and rebel forces who want him out‚ and estimates that more than two million people have fled Syria to neighboring countries‚ most of them being children. There has also been increasing pressure on the international community
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Essay about the Conflict in Syria Foreign Affairs April 12th‚ 2012. Syria‚ a Middle Eastern country‚ is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bounded by Turkey to the north‚ by Iraq to the east and southeast‚ by Jordan to the south‚ and by Lebanon and Israel to the southwest. Syria has an area of 185‚180 square kilometers (71‚500 square miles)‚ including 1‚295 square kilometers (500 square miles) of territory in the Golan Heights captured by Israel in the Six Day War of 1967
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The Syrian issue can be traced to Bashar al-Assad desire to stop Islamic insurgents and the success of the Arab spring in Egypt that over threw that despot government. This motivated Syrians to protest and seek the removal of Assad’s dictatorial government. To compound matter in Syria Muslims and Christians religiously divide the country. These conflicts resulted in the rise of the free Syrian army‚ the rebels‚ who have earned them selves against Assad military. In response president Assad has order
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protesting due to the government’s lack of respect for human rights and demanding reforms. The government responded with a military shutdown‚ using tanks and snipers to encircle cities. Because of this‚ the people of Syria began to demand President Bashar al-Assad to step down from his title. He has strictly ruled Syria since 2000 because of the death of his even more authoritarian father‚ Hafez al-Assad. The Assad family has controlled Syria for over 40 years‚ turning the country into one of the world’s
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The Syrian crisis began in early 2011 when Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began a brutal crackdown on growing peaceful protests throughout the country. With the use of tanks‚ attack helicopters‚ and artillery against protesters and the torture and execution of children‚ protests spread and opposition groups took up arms. The attacks and counter-attacks escalated into a full-fledged civil war between the Assad regime with allied militias and an array of opposition groups. The death toll has now
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years or even decades. As we will see the conflict that stemmed in March of 2011‚ resulted for many different reasons which make peace very difficult to achieve (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24167762). The current President of Syria‚ Bashar al-Assad‚ is currently trying to rout out the rebel groups from many key cities in Syria such as Damascus and Homs. Because Assad is a member of the Alawite community in Syria‚ which makes up a substantial minority of the population‚ a majority of
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of countries and has some wanting to level out this problem of conflict for good. In early January 2011 the conflict began as a civil uprising in response to the Assad Government and its corruption and human rights abuse. Nearing the end of April‚ Bashar al-Assad started to launch full-scale military operations against uncooperative cities and residential areas. All of this continued to escalate to a whole other ordeal of problems within the country. Civil Wars have been part of this world for thousands
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The War in Syria In August 2013 Barack Obama made a statement that shook the world‚ he called for ‘limited’ airstrikes to be used against Syria’s government of President Assad in retaliation to chemical weapons attacks made allegedly by him on his own people‚ with the result of many deaths of men‚ women and children‚ in an effort to combat the rebels with whom they have been fighting a long civil war. The result of this announcement led to widespread debate amongst countries around the world on
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Jasmine Revolution ( Tunisia Revolution): On December 17‚ 2010 the protest started in the city of Sidi when a 26 year old fruit and vegetable vendor burned himself in front of municipal office. In following 3 weeks protests continued Ben Ali dismisses the minister of the interior. The move fails to quiet demonstrations. Ben Ali again came up with large concessions on state TV‚ but clashes grew more violent. State of emergency was declared with same ministries which outburst population even greater
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Webster University A Sectarian War: US Policy Toward Syria from a Realist Perspective Randy Erspamer INTL 6000 Final Paper Dr. Reichardt 20 July 2013 Introduction There is little doubt that the ongoing conflict in Syria presents the United States with foreign policy challenges. There is also little doubt that the civil war can be labeled as a humanitarian catastrophe. The numbers don’t lie‚ “nearly a quarter of Syria ’s population
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