Back in the spring of 2011 Syria began a brutal civil war that crippled the infrastructure leaving 3 main factions fighting for power. The United States decided to intervene and support the Syrian Rebel Army in retaliation for President Bashar al-Assad’s suspected use of chemical weapons against the people of Syria. If this were in fact accurate and America’s only reason for uniting forces with them was to overthrow a tyrannical leader‚ then I believe America would have been in accordance with the
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price and etc. accumulated on each Arab country. Therefore‚ it is difficult to assure what makes them to start it. Syria‚ an Arab country also in the conflict‚ is located on very particular place in Western Asia; north of Arabian subcontinent‚ south of Anatolia‚ west of Mesopotamia‚ and at the easternmost point of Mediterranean Sea. Given its geopolitical significance‚ Syria has been a crossroad of cultures for a long time which means there have been lots of languages; Arabic‚ Aramic and Cherkess
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The Syrian Civilian Conflicts The Syrian conflicts have been occurring since the 15th of March 2011‚ as a secular revolt against autocracy. It turned out to be more than just a conflict that would be resolved with war. Some claiming it started of with only peaceful demonstrations then it evolved in to a continuous matter of disasters. While others claimed that they were more than just ‘peaceful demonstrations’. Obviously each discourse has their reasons for believing the truth they want to believe
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were controlling the Middle East. These were Egypt‚ Ottoman Empire and Iran. After the peace treaties and establishing mandates a new state system emerged. And this let division of Ottoman Empire to 6 different states. These are Republic of Turkey‚ Syria‚ Lebanon‚ Palestine‚ Iraq and Jordan. There were also another states like Saudi Arabia and Yemen. In the interwar era only Turkey‚ Iran Saudi Arabia and Yemen could use thier independencies. Only Turkey was able to pursuit its own domestic and foreign
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at the End of Days. The tomb of Saladin stands in a small garden adjoining the north wall of the mosque. HISTORY and REVOLUTION Damascus was the capital of the Aramaean state Aram-Damascus during the Iron Age. The Arameans of western Syria followed the cult of Hadad-Ramman‚ the god of thunderstorms and rain‚ and erected a temple dedicated to him at the site of the present-day Umayyad Mosque. It is not known exactly how the temple looked‚ but it is believed to have followed the traditional Semitic-Canaanite architectural
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What would they be willing to do next if they achieved the position? Although we have leaders corrupted by power in the United States‚ we also have these issues around the world. Syria is one of the top world issue at the moment. They are also an extreme example of power corrupting a leader. For several months now Syria has had mulpitple fights between President Bashar al-Assad and his people. “This has cost the lives of at least 10‚000 people” (Precious). Many disagree with the President and in
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Syria Chemical Crisis On August 21‚ near Damascus‚ chemical weapons were released on Syrian citizens. There is much debate on where the attack originated from. Some people think its rebels and others think it’s the Syrian government. They have estimated at least 1‚400 men‚ women‚ and children have died as a result of this attack. President Obama is deciding weather or not the United States will take action. Russian president Vladimir Putin has
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The Kurds are an Iranian ethnic group that is located in Turkey‚ Iran‚ Iraq‚ and Syria. They are a group that is not located centrally. The Kurds are located in all four of the countries listed. The Kurds were promised a state of their own after World War I. There was a treaty in 1920 that was revoked from them. The Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without a state (O’Leary 17). They are currently fighting to gain their own state. They want to be officially recognized as a state called
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not know the details about refugee. It is true that many people are aware of this without knowing what it is. So today‚ I’ll talk about the refugee crisis‚ the meaning‚ people’s point of view‚ my point of view and the suggestion for the solution. Syria has a democratically elected regime headed by Bashar al Assad. This regime is being tried to annihilate the opposite religion from him‚ Sunnis‚ because he’s religion is Islam Shia and his family. Therefore the tension between citizens and the government
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Development Needs in Syrian Camps within Turkey Stephen Stanis March 5‚ 2013 INTS 2180 Professor O’Dell Intended Audience: Antonio Guterres High Commissioner The UN Refugee Agency Summary: The massive exodus of refugees from Syria puts immense strain on the countries around it‚ in particular the nation of Turkey‚ oftentimes the point of stability in the Middle East. Turkey currently harbors somewhere between 185‚000 to 200‚000 refugees – numbers increase by the day. Turkey “alone
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