city to gather for protests demanding the release of the boys. The security forces opened fire on the crowds‚ probably hoping that this would head off an escalation. They were wrong‚ and this is the spark that ignited the conflict in Syria. The government of Syria has been in the hands of the Alawite minority for a long time‚ and they only make up 12% of Syrian‚ as opposed to the Sunni-Muslim majority which makes up 75% of the population. Since the Alawites’ control the government‚ their policies
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rebels and allies can deal with ISIS on their own ground” (Nimmo). Once Assad and ISIS are taken out of the picture‚ then we must stay in Syria. We can’t allow for another vacuum effect. We have to stay back and help rebuild the country‚ political system‚ and economy. If the United States doesn’t want refugees‚ then they need to get off their butts and help rebuild Syria‚ so the innocent refugees can go back
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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
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a political cartoonist‚ whose cartoon about the Syrian politics is one of dozens cartoons that can be found in the internet. However‚ this cartoon is controversial because some people might ask whether the image exaggeratedly informs the fact in Syria or it just tells as the matter of fact. Therefore‚ I will try my best to analyze the cartoon’s message which is hope to communicate to people is Syrian civilians are in danger by the dictator‚ Assad and his government‚ and most people around the world
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Mid Term 1 – Theories of International Relations “Is Turkish foreign policy toward Syria over the last four years a Realist policy? Why and Why not?” The ongoing event in the Middle East region over the last three years seem to have touched the foreign policies of many countries‚ including Turkey. The primary difficulty in this regard is how to strike a right balance between interests and values in terms of defining and implementing foreign policy preferences. It is very important to underline that
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protests started very calmly‚ only claiming to release the children and wanting democracy and greater freedom for people in the country of Syria. On March 18‚ the Syrian army opened fire on protesters‚ killing four. The next day at a funeral for one of the people who died the day before‚ the government opened fire again‚ and killed only one. The people of Syria quickly became angered and pissed off and wanted justice. Soon‚ the rest of the country heard about what had happened‚ and they too began
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Lebanon’s eastern borders meet with Syria‚ an Arabic country theoretically considered a strategic ally against the Zionist state located south of Lebanon: Israel. The Israeli-Arab conflict began in 1948 with the conquest of the land of Palestine by the Zionist movement. Almost thirty years later‚ Lebanon was struck by a long series of "earthquakes" that rendered the country a fragmented entity held together by a thin matrix. In precisely 1975‚ the tensions that had been building up as a result of
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Nasser – Rise to power It’s June 5th 1967 and whole world is witness of Israel’s pre-emptive strike on Arab countries: Egypt‚ Jordan and Syria. During the Six Days War Israel showed her military superiority with destroying air forces in Egypt‚ Jordan and Syria only by one day. Later on‚ after five days of fighting Sinai Peninsula‚ West Bank with Jerusalem and Golan Heights are conquered in almost record breaking time. Consequences for Egypt and Jordan are not only unbearable in forms of lost soldiers
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the Islamic movements. In Egypt and Tunisia‚ the religious leaders were supportive of the protests. In Syria on the other hand‚ the religious leaders were reluctant to support the revolts. They condemned the protests and stood in support of the government of the day. The religious leaders feared that had they taken a stand against the government it would boomerang on them (Esposito‚ 2015: Syria‚
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declassified pentagon papers that suggested that ISIL could be used to over throw Assad. This paper will analysis the history of the Syria‚ sections of the pentagon papers and review how United States foreign policy has failed handle the threat ISIL. History of Syria’s Succession Hafiz al-Assad died on June 10‚ 2000 after 30 years of rule over Syria. Before Hafiz al-Assad‚ Syria had underwent 15 successful coups between 1949-1970. Al-Assad is credited for slowing down the disturbingly harsh domestic political
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