Syrian Jets Bombed A Marketplace

Syria’s civil war has overflows of violence all around the world. Groups like ISIS who feel as if the west has caused the plight of the Arabs or Muslims will attempt to retaliate against the west, curbing that overflow by funding NGO’s, United Nations agencies, and other programs that are assisting in putting an

What started out as low-scale anti-government protests in 2011, have now uproared to an entire civil war throughout Syria, as well as involving other neighboring countries and outside nations. Over twelve million Syrians have been forced to leave and over 250,000 have already been killed. Jihadist militants from Islamic State are taking control over almost half the territory of Syria, as well as parts of Iraq, and the public claims that Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad is not taking the right or necessary steps to help find the solution to this chaos, which causes some countries to strongly encourage him to step down.

The Civil war in Syria is not like typical internal conflicts due to the sheer number of different groups fighting in the same small territory. Primarily, this is a fight for power in the nation of Syria and each group has a special affinity for the land. This has led to a power struggle in the small area, and the people of the nation, whether they are fighting or not, are all suffering in different ways. There are some who have chosen to fight for their cause. They are not the majority, however. Many, half of the country in fact, have been displaced and forced to walk miles, in temperatures estimated more that 120 degrees fahrenheit, from their home country to refugee camps after suffering directly and immensely in their own homes. Not

The Syrian Humanitarian Crisis is the result of conflict between the government headed by President Bashar al-Assad and the citizens. When the citizens’ peaceful demands for greater democracy and freedom were met with governmental oppression, the protesters became more violent. Eventually, Free Syrian Army was formed to fight against the government. Amid the chaos, ISIS gained territorial control over parts of Syria.Due to the ongoing conflicts and war, a large number of Syrians are being internally displaced. Many are fleeing their homes and becoming refugees in countries such as Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Russia and Iraq. According to the UN, Syrians are now the highest refugee population in the world, with more than half of them being children.

400,000 Syrians have been killed in the fighting and over 10 million Syrians have fled the country or moved to other regions of Syria. The United States and 19 Arab League countries have imposed sanctions on Syria. The United Nations Security Council has passed resolutions. (4) Through all of this, most of the western world is oblivious to what is going on in Syria. That changed on the night of August 18, 2016. The Aleppo Media Center posted a video of Omran Daqneesh, a five year old boy who lived with his family in Aleppo. Omran’s house was destroyed in an airstrike and the video shows him being carried, confused, bloodied, covered in dust to an ambulance to await help. His little feet barely extending past the seat, he rubs some blood off his face and then wipes it on the cushion, as some other child, not in Syria, might do with chocolate. The image of this boy drew global attention to Aleppo. Less than four months later, in December, 2016, after four years of fighting, Syrian government forces had taken back control of Aleppo. On December 29th, a ceasefire deal had been reached between the Syrian government and rebels. It is backed by Russia and Turkey and if it holds, peace talks will be held in early 2017 in Kazakhstan. (5) Is Omran the only reason for the ceasefire? Surely not, but the intense global spotlight shining on Syria and the heartbreaking images of how war affects the most innocent among us most

What followed soon after the outbreak of war was a conflict that has been responsible directly and indirectly of the deaths of over 400,000 thousand people according to Frontline and much more wounded and displaced. The casualties of the war are accounted to military personnel and civilians killed as a

“ What do you want to be when you grow up?” is the question that many children answer with aspirations of hope and achievement. For 11-year-old Hamsa the answer was a doctor but instead living out his dream, his reality is hearing that his school was bombed just before his arrival to a refugee camp in Jordan (UNHCR). Hamsa and other children make up 3 quarters out of the 7.5 million Syrians that have been internally displaced or become refugees due to the country’s current conflict (Jones and Shaheen). Although we can never fully fathom the obstacles and position of loss faced by so many Syrians, we can try to better understand one of the worst humanitarian disasters of our time. By recognizing the damaging results of Syria’s civil war creating we can try to understand numerous challenges for Syrian refugees, hosting countries and international organizations trying to aid the effort.

As years pass the conflict in Syria continues to grow, as do the attacks on civilian populated areas . One of the latest attacks occurred on November 7th, 2014 hitting a school (Al Hayat Primary School). that resulted in the deaths of 11 children and injuring several other children. . It is clear that this brutal attack was executed in order to end lives of children. The Syrian Government needs to take steps in separating children from the conflict that is occurring. It is reported that Syria has over 258,200 slaves. Most of these slaves are children who are forced to take part in armed conflict. Syrian boys are forced in fighting while Syrian girls are being sold as child brides and forced into marriages .Children are being forced in adult situations every day, Manal a 16-year-old girl stated, “My father said I have to marry. I felt he was no longer able to support me” .

Since the Syria civil war, Syria people’s life get worst and worst. Especially in basic medical security. During five years’ civil war, the war has had an “unprecedented and multidimensional effect on Syrian health system.” reported by Sophie Cousins. (Sophie.C,2015) Dr. Sahloul “In some areas like Homs, Aleppo,East Ghouta, Deir ez-Zor, and Al-Raqqa,the situation is more dire: more than 75% of health-care professionals have been forced to leave and

Being one of the deadliest issues the 21st century have dealt with thus far, more than 250,000 Syrians have lost their life and almost 11 million are displaced from their homes in this nearly five-year long armed conflict.

In 2011, a few years prior to the bombing of the Temple of Baalshamin, Syria officially became a country plagued by continuous conflict. A civil uprising began against the government of the country and started what is now known as the Syrian Civil War. Mass numbers of Syrian individuals were displeased with what they felt was a corrupt political regime ruling their country and sought to create a better way of life through their pro democracy protest. Unfortunately, as the government fought back and Syrian citizens continued to protest, shots were fired and the country collectively spiraled out of control leaving around eighty percent of the population in poverty by 2015. In an attempt to establish order amidst all the social turmoil,

In recent years, there has been an extreme shift in the desire for change throughout Syria on a political level. The large surge of Syrian refugees is a direct result of the Syrian civil war and the extreme violence that it has created. The Syrian civil war began in 2011 with the execution of several democratic student protestors who were caught spreading antigovernment propaganda. The killing of these students only furthered the protester’s resolve; thus, citizens began to take up arms and fight back against Syria’s national government while demanding the resignation of their president, Al-Asaad. First, the idea was for citizens to defend themselves from police brutality; however, it quickly turned into full scale territory wars between the government of Syria and democratic protestors (Rodgers, 2015). The sheer brutality and amount of fighting in the streets quickly rose in only a few short years. The overall death toll of the civil war in Syria has grown exponentially, from about 90,000 in 2012, to over 250,000 in 2015 (Rodgers, 2015). The fighting has caused millions to flee from Syria to

During the five years of this dispute, Syria’s civil war had resulted in an estimated 200,000 Syrian casualties. Approximately 11 million other people were forced to flee their homes as violence and chaos engulfed their communities. Along the way both Syria’s government and various rebel forces are accused of war crimes. These include kidnapping, rape, torture and murder. [1]. At least 28,277 civilians have died in shootings and mass killings [5]. In one case documented by the United Nations, there was a killing of more than 100 people, including at least 49 children in Homs on May 25, 2012 [5]. Most were shot at close range. At least 18,866 civilians were killed in Syrian government air attacks [5]. At

The crisis in Syria is seemingly endless. There are two main forces in Syria. Syrian rebels against President Bashar al Assad’s regime abruptly emerged due to the discontent of the dictatorship and demand for democracy, and the government forces has been tried to suppress the furious rebel in order to maintain Assad’s dictatorial regime. Because of the collision between two antagonists that seem to never agree each other, people in Syrian are suffering from the devastating and nonselective bombing. Approximately, 250,000 people have died from the conflict, and over 4.5 million Syrians have migrated to different neighboring countries in Middle East and Europe (BBC News 2016). The civil war has been gone for years and years; however, the devastating war and inhumane government attack on people do not seem to be terminated. Because of the enlarging scale of the civil war, the global society considered the severity as one of the international affairs, and the United Nations eventually came up with a plan for resolution.

As mentioned above, there have been many lives lost during the civil war that has raged for years in Syria. The estimated casualties in the chemical attack on April 4th are reported to be 131 citizens, 41 of those children (Perez, 2017). Many more people were also affected by the attack that day. There are the countless friends and family members who lost loved ones. There are surely many others who lost homes and other possessions that will be forced to try to find new places to live and support themselves. In a much broader sense, the effects are seen on global society by the reactions of political leaders, press coverage by media outlets, and even individuals whose reactions are displayed on social media. In many ways, events like this