I can’t come to school or go to work without listening the international news. Every morning‚ rather than getting something to eat for breakfast I turn on the TV and flip through the channels between CNN‚ BBC or Aljazeera to watch the news about Syrian civil war. The Syrian civil war is an ongoing conflict that’s happening in current time. The problem started in early spring of 2011 within the context of “Arab spring” protest and nationwide demonstrations against the policy of the Syrian government
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War in South Sudan South Sudan separated from north Sudan and became independent in July 2011. The government is composed of President Salva Kiir‚ from the Dinka tribe‚ Vice President Riek Machar‚ from the Nuer tribe‚ and high officials from a number of other tribes. South Sudan has a long history of ethnic tensions between Dinka and Nuer‚ the two largest tribes. When South Sudan was fighting for independence‚ all tribes set their differences apart. But independence didn’t necessarily bring with
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Iraqi Christians who survived the rule of the Islamic State (ISIS) are now revealing the various brutalities and torture they endured and witnessed in the last two years. Since ISIS occupied Mosul and the surrounding Nineveh Plains in 2014‚ more than 100‚000 Christians have left the city‚ but some were unable to do so because of old age and sickness‚ among many other reasons. The believers who were left behind where forced to pay tax to the Islamist militants‚ convert to Islam‚ or face death‚ The
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Syria is an ancient land with great history‚ dating back to the dawn of civilization. Syria is part of the Fertile Crescent‚ and signs of civilization date back to 10‚000 BC. From around 2‚000 BC Syria was occupied successively by the Sumerians‚ Egyptians‚ Hittites‚ Assyrians and Babylonians. Throughout history it went on to be conquered by the great empires such as Persia‚ Rome‚ the Islamic Empire‚ the Ottomans‚ and France. Following World War II‚ Syria became independent from France and spent the
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Introduction In 2011 a wave of anti-government demonstrations and protests hit the countries in the Middle East. The western media called these protests the Arab Spring. The term ‘spring’ refers to protests that arise from one country‚ with other countries holding similar protests in an almost same span of time. The main reason behind the Arab Spring was the growing resentment and hatred towards the mostly dictatorial regimes. The cost of living was soaring high‚ there was massive police brutality
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For the past 5 years‚ the amount of revolutions that arose in the Middle East proved nothing but the despair and struggles that exist. Amongst these revolutions was one of the greatest revolt that resulted in the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak‚ whose family was in reign for over 30 years in Egypt. As Morsi‚ a member of the Muslim brotherhood‚ was elected‚ he focused more on the values of the community that he belongs to. The Egyptians were asking for a democratic government‚ but instead‚ he wanted to
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It was July 2011 when South Sudan gained independence from Sudan‚ after the majority of South Sudanese voted to separate from Sudan and create its own country. Since that separation‚ many problems faced the new nation. Soon after‚ in 2013‚ people got angry when the president of South Sudan fired his debuty. South Sudan was separated into different religions‚ tribes‚ and ethnic groups. Government troops and rebel factions started fighting against each other. Because of the major violence‚ after only
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This may be the most difficult speech I have ever written. Most of us are familiar with the famous photograph of a dead Syrian boy‚ who washed up on the shore of a Turkish beach after drowning as he family tried to escape the violence wrought by the Islamic State terrorist group‚ ISIS. Throughout this tragic crisis‚ countries from all over the world have been called forward as global citizens to help with what has been referred to as the worst humanitarian crisis of our generation. Canada being one
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A series of pro-democracy protests that took place in 2011 in Syria has escalated into a full-blown civil war. Because of this‚ one of the bigger issues that has risen over the past few years is the amount of people that have fled Syria due to the war. Roughly‚ over four million Syrian refugees had to flee; most of them are women and children. This has not only developed into a problem for the refugees themselves but to many neighboring countries as well. Some of these include Lebanon‚ Turkey‚ Jordan
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War in Syria DBQ Essay The Syrian War has affected tons of lives in Syria and around. The war has cause damage physically and emotionally. It physically it broke down tons of town but‚ it also kills people or hurts people and that leaves an emotional scar for many people Many people are affected by the war in Syria‚ many people have had to move to different countries in order to have better lives for their families. In document A‚ it shows a pie graph about how many civilians died more
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