Bashar al-Assad

Osama bin Laden order to sanction a defensive war (jihad) after he gained refuge in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden is a well-known terrorist and is the leader and founder of al-Qaeda. In 1979, the origins of al-Qaeda can be traced back to this year because that is when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. Originally, Osama bin Laden used al-Qaeda as a way to enlist Muslim into the resistance. After, the Soviets left not shortly after the United States came and establish military bases in the homeland of bin

emerged in 1966 considered Syria a socialist republic that formed part of the Arab homeland. In 2007 Bashar al-Assad was elected leader. He currently belongs to the Ba’ath party and is in alliance with the National Progressive Front. Syria’s dominant political party is The Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party. Only this party has the authority to carry on activity in the armed forces. President Bashar al-Assad’s army is currently in an ongoing battle against the ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria); a

regime of their authoritarian president, Bashar al-Assad. These protests eventually led to a civil war in Syria, which devolved into a multi-faction conflict known as the Syrian Quagmire. In August of 2012, President Barack Obama announced to the American people that if Syria were to use chemical weapons, they would be crossing a “red line”. The exact quote from a CNN article written on August 21st, 2012 is as follows, “We have been very clear to the Assad regime -- but also to other players on the

In the middle east, there is a country in the middle of a civil war. Syria is trying to solve a fight between three different sides. Bashar al-Assad, the president and dictator, and the government are trying to suppress the rebellion of the Free Syrian Army. As those two sides fight against each other, they also have to worry about the ISIS terrorists who have pushed into the country and are trying to spread their beliefs. In the midst of their turmoil, other countries have been taking sides either

conflict. With al-Assad being in power since 1971, many Syrians are displeased with the long-promised economic and political reforms. Hence, many opposition groups (such as the Free Syrian Army) were formed with the goal of bringing down the Assad regime. Amidst all the chaos, ISIS took the chance to establish their presence, being one of the rebel groups that captured major cities. With the growing power of ISIS, major powers have intervened by siding rebel groups and the Assad government in the

States are focused on toppling the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad. The groups are funded, supplied, and trained by US militia. However, Russia, Iran and the Lebanese group Hezbollah want to keep Mr. Assad in power. Majority of airstrikes on rebel positions have been coordinated by Russia and the Syrian government. This, indirectly, creates tension between the United States and Russia. The third group, the Islamic State, wants to both unseat Mr. Assad

leaving many protestors dead. What began as protests against the government of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad calling for him to step aside because of political disagreement and the deaths of protestors, has evolved into a multi-dimensional war that has seen various groups join the fight against one another. The United States became involved in the conflict after the use of

Throughout history, many countries and states have gone to war and fought each other. These conflicts could have a laundry-list of reasons as to why they are occurring, such as natural resources, attempts to gain land, and access and occupation of highly regarded religious sites. War and battling for resources and other materials has been no new topic to us all, but there is one conflict that has blown the lid off everything that world has ever seen. This war has two names, the Syrian Civil War,

whomever in question is looking. The security concerns of Bashar al-Assad are different to those of the Free Syrian Army, Jabhat al-Nusra or the Islamic State. While these actors- and there are more than just those three- are actively engaged in conflict with fiscal and military support from NATO, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Russia security issues will blossom for civilians in the region and globally. There is a long and complex history

the Baath government. The civil war in Syria developed from the trendy uprising against President Bashar al-Assad regime in early 2011 during the Arab Spring uprisings that affected the Middle East. The cruel reaction of the forces of security against peaceful protests, aimed at fighting for democratic reform and a stop to repression, instigated a violent response. The armed revolt to Bashar al-Assad regime spread across Syria, dragging the nation into civil war. The main roots of the Syrian conflict