Syria And The Egyptian Empire

The Arabs took this opportunity to start an uprising. The fighting continued for twenty years until France, in 1936, agreed to let go of their political influence, but they would keep a military presence there and could benefit economically, which meant they controlled the oil. Four years later France fell to the Axis powers and consequently so did Syria. Since the, now Free French, troops needed support along with the British, they agreed to leave the region completely if they helped them win World War 2. After the Germans were defeated, the French, reluctantly, kept their word and left the region. This, however, did not subside the fighting; what was once a battle for freedom turned into an ideological battle between Shias and Sunnis. Eventually some stability was gained and a proper government was set up. In 1971 Hafez Al-Assad was elected president and the country went from being a democracy to a monarchy. He groomed his first son to take over the country once he died but his son passed away in a car accident before he did. Hafez’s second son, Bashar Al-Assad, took control of the country in 2000 and he has remained in power ever since. Prior to the Arab Spring, there were outbursts, but none significantly affected his regime. Once the Arab Spring began, however, the people of Syria, mainly Sunnis, revolted against Assad. At the same time, The United States pulled troops out of Iraq leaving them without any structure or

Syria is located on the middle east and is really close to Europe or the area where we call Eurasia. It shares border with Jordan, Iran, Iraq and Turkey. For the problem, it began in early 21st century, Syria have encountered a civil war which has affected everything in the country, from the very basic needs to the serious issues.

Syria capital Damascus along with Aleppo is the country largest cities, and is widely known as the most ancient continually occupied cities in the world. The country’s official language is Arabic however, English is widely understood. The population is mostly Muslims and a small percentage of Christians. The people of Syria have endured many changes in the past and still continue to do so today.

Syria is a Middle Eastern country bordering the Mediterranean sea, in between Lebanon and Turkey. The population of about 17,000,000 consists of all different religions and languages. Most of the population speaks Arabic. Armenian and Kurdish are also often spoken as well. Syrian government has the influence of Islamic laws. The country’s capital is Damascus.

The country we know today was not always known as ‘Syria’. The beginning is thought to be when Prince Faisal captured Damascus in 1918. In 1920, France enforces the Sykes-Pico treaty, removing Faisal from power and claiming Syria and surrounding areas. Riots by the citizens wanting to escape French rule eventually cause their oppressors to withdraw, and after WWII, all of the French were gone. Michel Aflaq and Salah-al-Din al-Bitar founded the Arab Socialist Baath Party in 1947. This was disbanded between 1949-1952. Army officers then rebel, bringing back a civilian government and electing a veteran

Before I start this essay I wanted to know more about Syria its self. First off Syria is a country smaller than the state of Washington in the U.S. and has the same population amount as Australia (which is about 22.5-23 million). Syria also borders Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon. Syria seems to have small crowded places then lots of space between them.

The recent conflict in Syria encompass a series of events that have led to a political and humanitarian crisis. Since the civilization origins, Syria have suffered invasions, changes and violence. In the 1900’s and after 400 years of Ottoman Empire domain, the Arabs army, supported by French, entered in Damascus. Emir Feisal was crown as king of Syria but he was forced to dismiss few months later by French troops. A new France’ state have been arisen, and it was divided in tree separate regions and dominated by two religious groups: the Alawis and the Druze. However, French faced nationalist’s protests and finally Syria gains independence but France still have had the economic and military control until 1946 when last French troops

Modern Syria presents many challenges. President Basher Al Assad has ruled since 2000, and ruled with an iron fist. He has consistently put down uprisings along the northern border with Turkey and western border with Lebanon. Separatist movements

In 1971 Syria adopted the constitution of its nation and gave majority of leadership roles to Baath Party in the

In November 1970, Hafiz al-Asad, a member of the Socialist Ba'th Party, seized power in a bloodless mutiny and brought political stability to the country. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. During the 1990’s Syria and Israel held occasional peace talks over its return. Following the death of President al-Asad, his son, Bashar al-Asad, was approved as president by popular vote in July 2000. Syria is now identified as a republic under an authoritarian, military-dominated regime. (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sy.html)

Syria is located in the heart of the Middle East known for its diversity, and old inhabited city. The people of Syria find themselves amongst Greek ruins form early mosques in the history of Islam. The past play a major role in modern Syria in how it defines its traditions and religious practices despite its lack of government since 1946; Syria has a long history of culture. The people of Syria place their importance on religion, family, self- discipline, education, and respect.

Syria has always been a country filled with violence, poverty, and instability. From 1946, when it gained its independence from France, there has always been turmoil and political unrest in the country. The Ba’ath Party’s regime began formally in 1966, although similarly minded factions had control since 1947, and it marked the first stable Syrian government. Syria’s ruling political party is made up of members of the Syrian Alawite population, a minority in a predominantly Sunni country. Up until today, the Ba’ath Party has maintained iron-like control over Syria, with the Assad family leading the party and the country since 1970. Hafez al-Assad began his rule in 1970, and his son, current president Bashar al-Assad, took power after his death in 2000. When the younger Assad first came to power, the West was ready for a more moderate Syria to be created, due to the fact that Assad had a western education and at one point was studying to become an eye doctor in London, England. However, western expectations were proved to be extremely wrong, as Assad has most definitely not created a moderate Syria, and arguably he has even made the country more right-wing. He established unilateral control for himself and the Ba’ath Party multiple times by declaring states-of-emergency in Syria, and he has ruled with an even stronger grip than his father. Since the beginning of the Arab Spring, or more accurately the Long Arab Winter, Bashar al-Assad has only tightened his control, and he

“Syria has become the great tragedy of this century - a disgraceful humanitarian calamity with suffering and displacement unparalleled in recent history,” said António Guterres, the UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees. Uprisings and unrest have been occurring in Syria and the surrounding areas for decades, but I will be focusing on the past four years as tensions began to get worse every day. Politics and the government always seem to be the root of the problem when it comes to these violent and deadly protests and full on war. There are always two sides who don’t agree on anything, and probably will never find common ground. The two groups engaging in this civil war include supporters of President Bashar as-Assad, the president of Syria, and a group of rebels who do not want this man to be in power any longer. It all began about four in a half years ago in March 2011. There have always been the group of people in every place, who disagree with the government and their decisions. Most of the time, these protestors and rebels just want to get a little bit of a rise out of the government and move on. However, after a group of teenagers painted revolutionary slogans on the walls of a school, security began to open fire on them and ended up killing a majority of them. After this incident, more and more people began to come together and join their peers in the fight against the corrupt government. This revolutionary time frame was referred to as the “Arab Spring” and was not

The very origin of Syrian heritage is dominated by foreign empires—Assyrians, British, Egyptians, French, Hittites, Macedonian Greeks, Mongols, Persians, Romans, and Turks. The power of the aforementioned foreign empires greatly influenced the development of Syria. Just in the last three hundred and fifty years, the political rule in Syria has shifted several different times—from the Ottomans to the Assyrians, from the Assyrians to the British and French, from the British and French to the Baath Party, from the Baath Party to the United Arab Republic, and from the United Arab Republic to the rule of Assad. The Syrian economy in the sixteenth century was mainly supported by agriculture and military pursuits, while advances in the nineteenth century allowed for an economic growth boosted by energy and mineral resources—electrical generation, mining, nuclear energy, and oil and natural gas—and industry and manufacturing. During the last five centuries, Syria has been occupied by Christians (Catholic, Orthodox, and others), Druze, Jews, Kurds, Shia Muslims (Alawis, Ismailis, and others), Sunni Muslim Arabs, and Yazidis. Despite that, Syrian society has still been overwhelmingly Muslim. While the development of economics and religion have changed Syrian history immensely, the development of politics has been the driving force in Syrian evolution.

In order to begin understanding Syria is important to take time to know the early history. For the Syrians history represents the events that leaded to their identity, as they know it and the rest of the world see it. Those past events shaped the interaction with its border neighbors and the rest of the world today. Their patterns of life, how they educate citizens and practice of the religion that has been pass generation to generation, has been portrayed on Syria’s history.