Genocide In Syria

In the past 150 years, tens of millions of men, women and children have lost their lives to ethnic cleansing or genocide. Although the definition is often scrutinized, according to Merriam Webster, "Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political or cultural group". The most notable event associated with the term is the Holocaust. Stated by Judah Gribets, Edward Greenstein and Regina Stein, "nearly six million Jews fell victim to genocide during the years of the Holocaust". Of This number, one million were children who were unable to take care of themselves. People's hopes and dreams for the future were stripped from them, and many families were ripped apart. Many of these people were tortured or raped

The United Nations has described it as "the world's worst humanitarian crisis". As of 2003, the Darfur genocide is being carried out by the Sudanese armed forces and funded Arab militias known as the Janjaweed. These militias are historic rivals of the rebel groups known as the Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM), and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). Darfur is a region in western Sudan on the border of Chad, Libya, and the Central African Republic. Darfur is estimated to have about 6 million people living there. The conflict started in 2003 and has continued through today. The Janjaweed were accused of oppressing Darfur's non-Arab population. The Janjaweed are destroying Darfurians by burning villages, polluting water, murdering, raping

The Darfur Genocide is considered one of the most gruesome and gory genocides to take place in recent years. Darfur is a western civilization roughly the size of Spain located in the country of Sudan which is situated in Africa. Sudan has had a rough history over the past fifty years. In fact violence has become more of a norm in the area.

During World War Two the Jewish people were being “exterminated” by their fellow neighbors, own government and even their own loyal worshipers. They were not even being attacked for a valid reason, this was all set into motion by the beliefs of Adolf Hitler, German Dictator. Hitler held beliefs known as anti-semitism, he was not the first person to hate the Jewish people as a whole, but he was the first person to establish an entire army and country against them. Many of the Jewish people began to flee the country, in hope to escape the genocide. This task became extremely difficult when neighboring countries realized why they were fleeing. The refugees were denied access into the United States and Cuba, but later were taken in by very few countries in Europe and in the surrounding areas .

The Syrian Civil War is no different. There are two opposing views that feel strongly about what they are fighting for and the war is having a major effect on the country’s infrastructure and rate of development. However, only time will tell if any good will come out of the country’s civil war.

The Iraq Genocide was an action of slaughter against the Kurdish individuals , because Ali Hussain was the President's cousin did not want the Kurdish to have their own rebellion or them to have land and independence for themselves. This Genocide was the presidents mistake and his cousins fault for selfish reasons against the kurds

The War in the Darfur region of Sudan has occurred since February of 2003. The Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) are rebel groups that revolted against the Sudanese government, producing a civil war throughout Darfur. The direct result of which is the first genocide of the 21st century, and more specifically, genocide through governmental disregard.

The “ Darfur Genocide” started back in two-thousand-three when two groups: the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), and the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), rebelled against the Sudan government after years of “ inequitable treatment and economic marginalization”- jww.org. But despite all their efforts the Sudan government was just too strong for them and were able to not only cut off their efforts but cut them off completely. The government was able to attack the Fur and Zaghawa; the JEM and SLA were mainly located here, in a manner considered very non ethical. The people that the government actually sent out to attack the rebellion were known as the Janjaweed or “ evil men on horseback”. These men would pillage the villages killing anyone no

Steven Pinker implied that, “As long as your ideology identifies the main source of the world's ills as a definable group, it opens the world up to the mass murder of people” (1). Steven Pinker revealed an interesting side to the controversial topic of mass murders and the causes of them. He revealed that as long as people in this world believe that they are better than other due to their race, religion, and everything else that defines a group of people as different from another group of people. People are and have been wrongfully treated differently due to the incompetence of some to realize that everyone is equal. They often believe that they were superior to others because of their physical attributes and beliefs that they had. The Holocaust is a major example of the ignorance of some in history. This ignorance often resulted in the murders and mistreatment of many. Elie Wiesel was one of the six million plus people who were wrongfully mistreated during the Holocaust. Many believe that this sort of event could not occur in the current time period because people have become more civilized and tolerable to the differences of others, but sadly the world is not ready to contain a social utopia. The mass murder, and violence that is occurring in Darfur is one of the many things that shows that the world is far from achieving this social utopia. Throughout history, many occurrences of genocide have occurred due to the diversity of people and even though society has evolved

Genocide in Darfur began in 2003 and is still happening present day. Genocide began because non-Arabs in the western Sudan region believed that the government was ignoring them. In order to get the governments attention non-Arabs started to vandalize government buildings, the government responded by creating an Arab militia. The effects of the militia have been devastating. They have destroyed villages and murdered an extreme amount of people. In total, hundreds of thousands have been killed and two million people have been displaced. All peacekeeping efforts have been shown to be unsuccessful; and every month it is estimated that 5,000 people die as a result of the ongoing genocide.

Syria is currently all over the news regarding what many have to come to see as a civil war. A term like civil war needs to identify the players and the reasons for the war. In this case the players are being identified as pro government or antigovernment with a Sunni or Shia overtone. Sunni and Shia are the two major sects of Islam and both have a historical based conflict going back to the death of the Prophet Muhammad and how Muslims should be governed. This conflict has caused tensions and violence to flare up throughout Islamic history. This conflict has carried into modern times and has becoming a rallying point for Muslim people calling for change with their government and across the Middle Eastern region. The

In the words of Raphael Lemkin, the man who first created the word, “Genocide is not war! It is more dangerous than war!” (AZ Quotes). Genocide is “‘the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group.’...a genocide need not be accomplished through mass murder to qualify as genocide” (Rieff 65). Not many people know the actual definition of genocide, in fact, most do not even know what a genocide is. They know that genocide is a word and they know that mass killing has happened throughout history, but they do not realize that the two are the same. The most well known genocide was the slaughtering of millions of Jews by Adolf Hitler in Germany, however, a few of the lesser known genocides occurred

Because of the traumatic events that happened and are still happening in Syria, if I got a ticket and could go anywhere, I would go to Syria. Seven years go, Syria turned into a full-scale civil war. Syrians were angered by the high unemployment rate, political woes, and the lack of freedom. This brought many to protest and escalate violence. The Syrian government then reacted by comannading the Syrian air force to drop two chemical bombs on Syrian civilians. These bombs killed at least 89 people and injured 541 others. I know many people would stay clear of a place like this but I have been taught that when you see someone in need of help, you help. Yes, the threat of getting hurt, or worse, is imminent but how could any human being turn their head on these poor people.

The Sudan genocide started on the 26 February 2003, When the Sudan liberation movement rebel groups took up arms against the government of Sudan, the Sudan government responded to the attacks by arming the Janjaweed militia’s and started an ethnic cleansing against non-Arabism Darfur leaving hundreds of thousands dead.

When you think of everyday life you think of the same simple routine you go thought in your everyday life. Get up, get ready for/ work school, head home, eat your dinner, and head to sleep only to get up and do the same exact thing for the rest of the week. This same thing could be considered the same as Nazi death/ work camps yet the routine being much more, harsh and spirit breaking than the normal every day vanilla lifestyle you live. Anything was better than death camps.