The war in Syria has affected over eleven million people in the span of 5 years and will most likely continue to affect more people for the foreseeable future. Thousands of Syrians have lost their lives and millions more have been forced out of their homes and displaced. But even then some would consider the ones who died to be the lucky ones because those who are alive are subject to rape, forced disappearances, and even torture. The war in Syria is also responsible for the extremist terrorist group, ISIS, being formed. Economies were shattered and costs increased. There is no question that the war in Syria is the greatest injustice in human history.
The Syrian genocide began with the Arab Spring. The Arab Spring is a protest which hopes to
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None as dramatic as the formation of the “Islamic State,”or ISIS. They are against Al Assad and any other people who oppose them. They have claimed over twenty thousand lives in the span of two years. The “Islamic State” is also responsible for controlling about ⅓ of Syria and spreading chaos all over the country. They kill, kidnap, rape, torture, and publicly execute the residents of Syria all to reach their end goal of creating one unified Muslim country. ISIS has not been limited to attacking only inside Syria, they have taken responsibilities for attacks outside of the Middle East like the Bastille Day attack in Nice, France which claimed near eighty lives and injured much more all because of one truck driver. A survivor of the attack, Zeynep Akar, described it as, “I suddenly heard the crush and people shouting.” ISIS is being fought by many national superpowers like the United States, France, and Russia. ISIS is also known for recruiting young people over the internet, keeping women and children as slaves, and having a human sex slave market. They have about 3,500 women and girls according to CNN who states, “ISIS is believed to be holding 3,500 people as slaves.” They sell these people to the highest bidder, Lamiya Aji Bashar is an 18-year-old that escaped but lost one of her eyes due to a landmine that went off in the escape stated, “Even if I had lost both …show more content…
The Syrian refugee crises is the massive increase of refugees coming from Syria and fleeing or requesting asylum to neighboring countries in search for safety and a place to stay where they won't be fearful that rebels will break into their houses any moment and cause harm to their families. Overall, about half of the country has ended up as refugees. To look at the raw statistics the UNHCR, or The UN Refugee Agency has stated, “4.8 million have fled to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq, and 6.6 million are internally displaced within Syria. Meanwhile, about one million have requested asylum to Europe.” Almost five million Syrian refugees have fled to neighboring countries in the Middle East like the small country Jordan which has accepted 655,675 refugees according to UNHCR. About one million more has requested asylum to Europe which is sadly not accepting many refugees. The United Kingdom has pledged to take only twenty thousand refugees and France is only taking thirty thousand. Thankfully Germany is stepping up and have agreed to take all refugees which is good in theory until it's found out that the refugees are being held in refugee camps. Those who don’t die on their journey to different countries or who allowed in despite the UN bolstering their borders have to live in overcrowded and underfunded refugee camps. A
The Refugee crisis across Europe and beyond is among the most complex topics in the world right now. Most of the refugees are coming from Syria, but why? Why can’t they just stay at home? Within the last 5 years there has been a mass exodus of civilians in Syria; other countries have experienced very similar scenarios with civilians leaving. With so many are leaving, it is quite difficult for refugees to find safe places to stay. About 6 years ago Syria was among the most stable countries in the Middle East (though ruled by what can be described as a dictator). However, civil war and economic problems have severely affected them. Their President Bashar Al-Assad has made many extremely controversial decisions. Two causes of the Syrian
Syria’s civil war is the worst humanitarian crisis of modern time. The “Syrian Civil war Began in March of 2011, between rebel brigades and government force; economy and infrastructure is destroyed” (Library, 2016). “Divisions between secular and religious fighters, and between ethnic groups, continue to complicate the politics of the conflict” (Corps, 2016). Additionally, the Syrian civil war has taken a significant
For many ongoing years now, Syria has been in a war with thousands of fleeing refugees, terrorists that could be attacking at any minute, and the constant involvement of other countries that has done more harm than their planned good. I believe that the foreign involvement of countries such as the US and Russia have fueled more of the ongoing violence in Syria.
So far, more than 1 out of 10 Syrians have been wounded or killed since the beginning of the war in 2011. “Syria’s civil war has created the worst humanitarian crisis of our time. Half the country's pre-war population — more than 11 million people — have been killed or forced to flee their
The editors of Britannica Encyclopedia bring up how the Syrian War started due to “protestors demanding an end to authoritarian practices in the Assad Regime that have been in place since 1971 under Hafiz al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad’s father” (“Syrian Civil War,” par. 1). With this want of an end of an era rebel militia groups sprung up over a very short period demanding change in the Syrian government. Militias started small by attacking government meetings and targeting specific Syrian government officials. In a little under a year Syrian militias began a full-fledged war between themselves and the Syrian government. Almost immediately after the Syrian War was declared a war the United Nations jumped in to aid the innocent civilians who were being hurt from the weapons of warfare. Since Syria was already a poor area the war only made it worse and left many homeless and exposed to the fighting in the streets. With over 25,000 dead and 2.5 million in need of food, water and medical supplies the Syrian War crisis has received responses from all over the world… but it’s not enough to bring a sense of safety to the innocent people of Syria (Hilleary pars.
Genocide occurs in several nations and causes millions of lives to be lost. The slaughter of innocent men, women, and children continue daily, and will happen until the world and its people grow tired of the unnecessary loss of life and work to aid those in need. Darfurians are a prime example of what can happen when ones lives are not valued because of the difference in beliefs.
Genocide is the organized and widespread termination, or attempted execution of an entire national, racial, religious, or ethnic group (www.freedictionary.com). Over 1 million Iraqi’s have been killed in genocide. Genocide in Iraq started in the year 1991, even though many people thought it started in 2003. It is important to think about this problem, because people need to know about the history, and about the struggles people have to endure to keep our country together. It is also important because people need to know what is happening in the world, as of today. The famous Sadaam Hussein is known all around the world for his vindictive acts, leading to genocide. Threats of killing a large number of people have impacted the U.S. and Iraq
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
Bashar al-Assad is the 19th president of Syria, he has committed genocide on the people of his country. The protests continued after the first strike made by Bashar al-Assad. Leading to more strikes, and ultimately resulting in an ongoing genocide. There haven’t been any stereotypes involved in this genocide, though there is a common target of protesters, there hasn’t been any characteristics or ethnicities that have been targeted.
I see genocides happening in countries that are all that developed or their government is not all that well structured or may have a corrupt leader. This makes me predict that Syria may be the next to suffer from a genocide with a civil war still going on and many fleeing, more than 5.6 million Syrians , according to the UN HIgh Commissioner for Refugees. The country to get out of the chaos. When the civil war began in 2011, there were four main groups throughout the country the Kurdish forces, ISIS and other opposition like Jaish al Fateh, a alliance between the Nusra Front and Ahrar-al-Sham. This caused major separation in Syria people choosing who to fight for, many protest against the government's complete corruption. The government has
The Islamic State, also referred as ISIS or ISIL, where its roots can be followed to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, with the financial support of Osama bin Laden and his Islamist terrorist organization, al-Qaeda, Zarqawi in 1999 formed a jihadist group, Jama’at al- Tawhid wal-Jihad (“Islamic State”). Zarqawi ruthlessly attacked civilians and destroyed religious sites in an effort to ignite a war between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims (“Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)”). Zarqawi and his successor, who started a militant group called Islamic state in Iraq (ISI), were killed. After the death of both al-Qaeda leaders, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi took control over ISI, he preyed upon the religious divide between Sunnis and Shi’as to stir up mistrust and recruit more fighters to his group (“Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)”). “[Baghdadi] staged a series of suicide bombings and high-profile attacks in Iraq...he also formed another militant group, the al-Nusra Front, to battle the government forces of President Bashar al-Assad”(“Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)”). Towards the end of 2013, ISIS and ISIL began to get involved in the Syrian Civil war, and even though they are against the government, they also continue their policy of violence towards civilians and in many cases considered worse than the tyrannies inflicted by Assad’s regime and his
The Syrian refugee crisis has received massive media coverage. People around the world are trying to comprehend the desperate, complicated situation surrounding Syria. The civil war in Syria is the worst crisis in our time. Syrians upset at the fact that long promised reforms have not been enacted, began anti-government demonstrations which started the civil war in 2011. The peaceful protests turned ugly, with the government violently putting an end to those protests. Afterward, ordinary citizens took arms, causing the situation to escalate. Syrians are fleeing their homes because of the great violence, which have left thousands dead and millions wounded, a collapsed infrastructure, resulting in a shattered economy, and for the safety of the children. Syrians are either streaming to surrounding countries or risking their lives to travel to Europe.
Since 2011, Syria has been engaged in a Civil War with protestors against the government and members of the extremist group ISIS, and approximately 7.6 million people have been displaced from their homes (usnews.com 2015). As the conflict destroys more homes and livelihoods each year, an increasing number of civilians have been forced to leave Syria and try to find safety elsewhere. Already a contentious issue, the Syrian refugee crisis has awakened tensions, both economic and social as debate erupts over what to do with the refugees.In response to the crisis, while some countries like Germany have pledged to help the refugees, (New Statesman 2015 1) only 2,340 have been admitted. Clearly, more needs to be done in order to help the refugees. Although there are economic and population concerns to be considered, the humanitarian conflict that faces the refugees and solutions already available are reason enough for Europe to increase the numbers of Syrian refugees allowed in.
Syrian civil war started in 2011 was the outcome of the opposition against the President Bashar al-Assad regime. The uprising emerged as a response to the Arab spring movement that lead to regime change in Tunisia and subsequently turned into mass unrest rooted into the discontent with long-term dictatorship and poor economic situation in the country (Manfreda, n.d.). The number of Syrian citizens killed in the civil war reached 140000 since March 2011 (SBS 2014). The European Commission (2014, 2) reports approximately 9.3 million civilians “in need for humanitarian assistance”. The scale of armed rebellion between government and opposition that lead to an increasing number of casualties among civilians did not remain unnoticed by the
The Syrian Arab Republic is an Arab country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the North, Iraq to the East, Jordan to the South, and Israel to the Southwest. In March 2011, the Syria conflict has begun due to various reasons and is still going on today. This outbreak is one of the key factors which resulted the Arab Spring (Arab Uprising). Arab Spring refers to the democratic uprisings that arose independently and spread across the Arab world in 2011. The protest originated in Tunisia in December 2010 and quickly took hold in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. In these countries, the citizens intiatied the protests as the ruling families have been