Introduction
The conflict in Syria has raged on for over three years now with the various warring parties actively sustaining it. It began in early 2011 as a part of the series of demonstrations dubbed as the Arab Spring witnessed globally in a number of Arabic countries. The protests were aimed at the Bashar al-Assad led government that was dubbed as tyrant and retrogressive. After various crackdowns, these demonstrations evolved to deadly armed rebellions (Cole, 2013). The armed conflict pitted various opposition groups namely; Free Syrian Army and the Islamic Front against the Syrian government and its allies such as Hezbollah. The ...