The Syrian Civil War and Its Effect on the World Environment
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 of force and firing their weapons into the demonstrations. Thousands of innocent protestors were gunned down and after several months of this military onslaught the protestors and military defects formed together a rebel army to try. As this happened the rest of the world was looking in from the outside wondering what could be done to stop this war that seemingly had no meaning to it. The war zone of Syria is not considered to be safe for anyone even the civilians that call the country their home. To date there has been over 70,000 causalities as a result of the Syrian Civil War with an alarming number of them being Syrian civilians. Armed troops of soldiers roamed the streets of the country which made it even difficult for civilians to get food or medicine that they needed to survive. Women, children, and the elderly were being brutally tortured and killed by the army they thought was there to protect them. While there still many Syrian civilians struggling in the country there are a number that have been displaced due to this conflict. This put pressure on other countries as, “the UN puts the number of internally displaced people at 1.2m and says it has registered over 200,000 refugees abroad. Some aid workers talk of 160,000 Syrians in Jordan alone, with a spike in the numbers of orphans and lone children arriving” (The Economist). This has increased the pressure on the countries who are taking in these misplaced citizens. Families wait on the Syrian side of
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 of force and firing their weapons into the demonstrations. Thousands of innocent protestors were gunned down and after several months of this military onslaught the protestors and military defects formed together a rebel army to try. As this happened the rest of the world was looking in from the outside wondering what could be done to stop this war that seemingly had no meaning to it. The war zone of Syria is not considered to be safe for anyone even the civilians that call the country their home. To date there has been over 70,000 causalities as a result of the Syrian Civil War with an alarming number of them being Syrian civilians. Armed troops of soldiers roamed the streets of the country which made it even difficult for civilians to get food or medicine that they needed to survive. Women, children, and the elderly were being brutally tortured and killed by the army they thought was there to protect them. While there still many Syrian civilians struggling in the country there are a number that have been displaced due to this conflict. This put pressure on other countries as, “the UN puts the number of internally displaced people at 1.2m and says it has registered over 200,000 refugees abroad. Some aid workers talk of 160,000 Syrians in Jordan alone, with a spike in the numbers of orphans and lone children arriving” (The Economist). This has increased the pressure on the countries who are taking in these misplaced citizens. Families wait on the Syrian side of
Cited: Arsu, Michael R. Gordon And Sebnem. "Kerry Says U.S. Will Double Aid to Rebels in Syria." The New York Times. The New York Times, 21 Apr. 2013. Web. 24 Apr. 2013. Jim, Michaels, and TODAY USA. "Analysts: Syrian civil war could persist post-Assad." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search Premier. Web. 25 Apr. 2013. Pukhov, Ruslan. "Why Russia Is Backing Syria." The New York Times. The New York Times, 07 July 2012. Web. 24 Apr. 2013. Watkins, Eric. "Oil Sanctions have Cost Syria $2 Billion, Minister Says." Oil & Gas Journal Jan 30 2012: 22-3. ProQuest. Web. 24 Apr. 2013 . "Worse and Worse, and no End in Sight; the Conflict in Syria." The Economist Sep 01 2012: 49-50. ProQuest. Web. 24 Apr. 2013 .