Syria: Bashar Al-assad and Syrian Security Forces Essay

Submitted By JennaRaiderette

Words: 480

Pages: 2

Open Document

Crisis in Syria

Mr. President, my job as foreign policy aide in the White House is to inform you on alerting indications in other countries. As of now, I’m sure you know about conflicts in Syria, but I am also sure you don’t know the full extent of this crisis. As this story unfolded in the media it’s almost as if it left America half and half on what they think we (America) should do. Syria, a Middle Eastern country is in a full civil war that is affecting millions of people, I’ll get into that later. It all started in 2011 when rebels peacefully protested against their President Bashar - Al Assads government. Syrian security forces opened fire at one demonstration, killing at least four protesters. Syrian activists say that those four causalities were of first of Syrians civil war. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad refused to halt attacks and implement the meaningful reforms demanded by protestors. Accounts emerged from witnesses, victims, the media, and civil society that government forces had subjected civilians to arbitrary torture, and the deployment and use of heavy artillery. The Syrian people were also subject to the Shabiah, heavily armed state-sponsored military fighting alongside security forces. Assad consistently denied responsibility for these crimes. As Syria rose to the brink of its Civil war, things became much worse. Chemical weapons have been used on civilians and bombs were dropped all over Syria issued by Assad on attack of his people with no sign of stopping. An estimated 100,000 casualties have happened including women and an est. 10,000 children. An overall 8.8 million people have been affected by Assad attacks, causing 2 million refugees to leave Syria including 1 million children and an estimated 4,400 leaving each day. This is why as I mentioned in the beginning that Americans are divided on this topic. Is the

Syrian Refugee Uprisings

The Syrian refugee crises began March of 2011, in the Syrian city of Deraa. Syrian civilians started protesting the arrest of 15 school children, who were reportedly tortured for writing antigovernment graffiti on a wall. At first the Syrian civilians started a peaceful protest for the release of the children and for more freedom for the people of their country. The Syrian Arab Republic Government (SARG) did not take the protesting very well. On March 18, 2011 the SARG lashed back by opening fire…

Words 977 - Pages 4

The Role Of Protests In Syria

protester as leading the way for reforms and policy changes the world over. In Syria, however, the protests have led to violent retaliation by the government, the army and security forces. Some Syrians feel that President Bashar al-Assad should step down, paving the way for what they see as necessary reforms, while others feel that his rule is the only thing holding Syria together. With his army and security forces firmly intertwined, the human rights violations continue unabated even during a…

Words 3762 - Pages 16

Syrian Civil War Essays

HANDOUT - 11 SYRIAN CIVIL WAR Gen 1. The Syrian civil war also commonly known as the Syrian uprising is an ongoing armed conflict in Syria between forces loyal to the Syrian Baath Party government and those seeking to oust it. The conflict began on 15 March 2011, with popular demonstrations that grew nationwide by April 2011. These demonstrations were part of the wider Middle Eastern protest movement known as the Arab Spring. Protesters demanded the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad, whose family…

Words 1013 - Pages 5

College Paper

Ever since I was little boy, my family and I would take a two month vacation to Syria every summer. Sometimes we would leave two weeks early, before school ends, and I would get extremely excited. Seeing my relatives and my grandparents makes me feel safe and welcomed. I always enjoy arriving at the Damascus, Syria, airport and seeing my relatives waiting outside the gate. When they see my family and me they start running with joy. We start giving hugs and kisses because it’s been a whole year since…

Words 435 - Pages 2

Syria Dbq Analysis

SYRIA DBQ Syria has been in the middle of a devastating civil war since early 2011 due to abusive leader Bashar al-Assad. Assad has retaliated against the rebels with chemical weapons and military force. The U.N. has tried numerous times to gain support to overthrow Assad and his regime, but Russia is a main arms supplier to Assad and does not want that to happen. Since Russia is a veto wielder in the U.N. security council makes it impossible for any of these plans to carry out. In 2013 a man by…

Words 712 - Pages 3

Essay on The Devil

Decisions, Decisions The unrest in Syria has been an ongoing internal fight for political freedom and an end to the rule of autocracy that has gone from a peaceful civilian resistance in response to corruption, injustices, and the rule of Bashar al-Assad into a bloody civil warfare. Although the uprisings in Syria have been internal, many inciting news sources from all over the world have had daily coverage of this violent nation that is on the verge of either destruction or liberation; do we…

Words 3225 - Pages 13

Arab D Day Research Paper

forcefully in Syria. Therefore it is time to consider a military solution under the auspices of the Arab League to protect Syrian civilians from further violence and ultimately dislodge the government of Bashar al-Assad. Over the past two-and-a-half years, gut-wrenching images of unspeakable, indiscriminate violence against civilians in Syria have shocked the world. By the latest United Nations estimates,over 100,000 Syrians, including many children, have been killed as a result of the Assad regime’s…

Words 827 - Pages 4

Greek and Roman Art Essay

Syria throughout the years has generally remained a “neutral” country within the Middle East. But due to growing frustrations with the Syrian government, people began to peacefully protest in mid-2011. Protests started turning violent within months, and violence turned into a full-fledged war shortly after that. I am going to take a look into the events and policies leading up to the conflict, what turned the protests violent, what is happening now in 2013, and what both sides are doing to stop…

Words 1365 - Pages 6

Intervention in Syria Essay

James Hamilton Mr. Everdeen English Comp 1301 31 March 2014 United States Intervention in the Syrian Civil War Syria is a nation in complete disarray. The Syrian rebels are on a mission to remove President Bashar al-Assad and the entire Ba’ath government. They have received help from organizations such as the Al-Qaeda. The Syrian government is trying to stop the uprising at all costs, and have even resorted to extreme measures such as using chemical weapons to put an end to the rebellion…

Words 1005 - Pages 5

Capstone 2013 Essay

A. the war itself (Hilary) What began as a somewhat contained civil war between Assad’s regime and the rebel opposition has spread to an international issue. Countries with Syrian borders are becoming directly involved because of warfare and desire for either Syrian side to control the border areas. Near by countries are also becoming involved because of the need for a resolution. Western Nations including the United State, Britain, and France have also become involved in the quest for a resolution…

Words 2081 - Pages 9