Bashar al-Assad

started with the need of being more powerful, like how President Bashar al-Assad had used chemical weapons against the opposition. President Assad’s decision was against international agreements and the Syrian government called it a use of outrage. A second peace conference was called in Geneva, to discuss the decision to arm the rebels or to strip Assad from his remaining power. Even having the conference for the civil war, “Mr. Assad has also not exhausted the weapons in his in stockpile.”…

the United States blaming Assad for the attacks. As the fighting continued, more allies came to the region to push their proxy agendas, but also more domestic players appeared as well. The Kurds, an ethnic group who has faced discrimination of decades, began to militarily insert themselves in the fray after being attacked by ISIL. Also becoming a dominant power in the next few years would be the terrorist organization ISIL. ISIL, a branch off from the terrorist group Al-Qaeda, focused on…

government, extreme poverty, even the search for adventure.”(Source E). In such extreme cases we should welcome them with open arms. Like for example the refugees in Syria “Their homes and schools have been bombed out of existence by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad merciless regime. Their lives have been imperiled by ISIL and terrorism. (Source B). Those people are going through devastating times as of now, but providing there people with homes could later benefit the USA with allies when…

being wrongfully murdered all because they’re seeking the freedom everyone is entitled to. When Syrians spoke out against their government and president Bashar Al-Assad, he reacted in a manner of anger and aggression. He began mistreating them and this made certain people mad, so mad rebels began forming rebel groups to stand up against president Assad. These groups include ISIS, Kurds, and Free Syrian army. These groups have caught innocent Syrians in deadly crossfire. Syria has been at war…

What is the Problem The worldwide refugee crisis has uprooted a record 60 million people from their homes, the most since the end of World War II. Millions have fled from their homes, desperately escaping death, destruction, oppression of war and unfathomable living conditions. These people travel from countries like Syria and Iraq to places in Central America and Africa, looking for an escape. Many of the refugees may apply for asylum outside their home country and are eligible for certain…

as the Arab Uprisings began toppling authoritarian regimes in the Middle East. In March of 2011 Syria joined the uprisings by conducting anti-government protests and demonstrations of their own in Daraa, Syria. The government, led by President Bashar al-Assad, was quick to silence the voices of demonstrators and did so by immediately lashing out in violence. Dozens of individuals were…

prompted the peaceful protest of thousands of Syrians against the wrongdoings of Syria 's President Bashar al- Assad and his authoritarian government. The protest quickly turned violent with hundreds of protesters killed and many more imprisoned. July of 2011 saw the creation of the Free Syrian Army, a rebel group made up of military defectors of Bashar al- Assads government with a goal to overthrow al- Assads government. This is what plummeted Syria into a civil war of regional and…

Since March 15th, 2011, there have been million and millions of syrians refugees who have fled their country to neighboring states, including Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, and Turkey. Many refugees have also gone to Europe, due to a massive Civil war between the Syrian government and the citizens who are called, rebels. The main question is what do we do with syrian refugees? Many of them have nowhere to go. Do we build more camps, or do we leave them on there own. I interviewed six different…

escalated into a full-scale civil war. Half of the country’s population—more than 11 million people—have been killed or forced to flee their homes as a result (Asare, Patrick, Gritten, Offer, & Rodgers). As forces loyal to Syrian ruling Dictator Bashar al-Assad, those opposed to his regime, and jihadist militants from the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) clash, innocent civilians impacted by the war are scrambling to find sanctuary. Majority of Syrian civilians lost their livelihoods and…

11.3 million people have been displaced by the civil war in Syria and, despite a lack of coverage recently in the media, the number is only growing (World Vision). When asked, people guessed the number of refugees to be in the thousands and one even responded “is that still going on?” (Mason). We, as people of the world, should help out the refugees by all able-countries working together to assist diplomatically, socially, and economically. In addition, informing the masses about this ongoing…