Essays on War In Syria

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Military campaign in Syria, which Russia started in the end of September of 2015, naturally raised issues related to the goals of Russia in this conflict. Despite the fact that it was known earlier about Russian assistance to the government of Bashar al-Assad — it took many by surprise that Russians openly joined the war in Syria. Russia officially announced that its aim in Syria is to create an international coalition to combat the ISIL terrorist group. In practice, Russia has nevertheless focused on the attack on other armed rebel groups. This focus helped to ensure the sustainability of the ...

General Context

The outbreak of the civil war in Syria in March 2011 resulted in the migration of an estimated 9 million Syrians who fled from their homes and sought refuge within their country and in neighboring countries. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that more than 3 million Syrians have fled to the immediate neighbors including Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. This means that about one-quarter of the population has been displaced from the country. An additional 6.5 million are internally displaced within the country. Over the last two years, the migration of these refugees has worsened ...

Background information

In 2011, Syria plunged into political violence in the wake of the Arab Spring. The protests were aimed at the government of incumbent President Bashar al-Assad and later developed to become a rebellion. The country witnessed unprecedented destruction, occasioned by loss of property and human lives. The rebel group fighting to ouster the government were countered by pro-government Shia groups. Despite many years of international intervention, the Syria civil war has degenerated into a bloodbath. Consequently, many Syrian nationals have fled the country while millions others are in need of urgent humanitarian aid. Studies by Lobatos revealed that by ...

One of the wars that have the highest impact on its residents, the surrounding countries and to the global security is the civil war in Syria. The war started in 2011 and it still lasts. Millions of people have fled their homes and Turkey and European Union confront with millions of refugees. The war started approximately at the same time when the Arabian Spring occurred, but it did not stop. On the one hand, there is a totalitarian regime of Basher al-Assad and on the other; there are many fractions of militant groups who are forming, on the territory ...

Civil war in Syria has become a great threat to the international security ever since it started. The entire nation is facing a civil war with people armed to the teeth to either protect themselves of perpetrate the war. The civil war has created a long lasting feud which has made many people align with the better side with most people aligning towards the rebelling groups. The Syrian civil war has created an environment where human rights are violated and people are killed in cold blood and people are displaced from their residences rendering most of them refugees. Interventions ...

One of the most imminent threats of the 21st century is the growth and expansion of extremist organizations. Extremist organizations threaten the peace, security and economy of the entire world because of the sophisticated manner in which they carry out attacks anywhere in the world. One of the impacts of the continued growth of extremism has been the Syrian refugee crisis that bugs the Middle East and the European regions. The continued attacks on European cities by terrorists have however thrown the refugee problem into a whole new dimension. Attacks such as those experienced in Brussels and Paris heavily ...

Syrian Revolution or Civil War began in 2011 – the protests in Damascus and Deraa ended up with a bloodshed, when Bashar al-Assad’s security forces shot several people dead. This accident caused nationwide spread of revolutionary movement, headed by Syrian opposition. Assad’s attempts to crash the opposition and use tank again peaceful demonstrators led to sanctions imposed on Syrian by the U.S. and European Union. The opposition regrouped in Istanbul and formed a unified semi-military body to resist Assad’s regular forces (BBC News). The war in Syria in 2012 and the war in Syria in 2013 differ in ...

Violations of Peremptory Norms committed by Syria

Abstract The unrest in Iraq and Egypt in early 2011, as well as the outbreak of a full-blown civil war in Syria later that same year, has led to an intricate web of interstate security dynamics. The civil war in Syria has extended unabated, killing more than 100,000 people and displacing millions more. Western military intervention with air strikes on the Assad regime may get forestalled with a possible UN-backed plan to counteract Syria's chemical arms stockpiles. The essay looks into the dishonor of the Peremptory Norms from the beginning of the crisis until now. The Peremptory Norms are ...

It is a well-known fact that political events usually have far reaching implications. One the key ramifications of political events is that they more often than not have profound effects on the way a particular society is organized and the way people in that society behave in relation to each other. Put differently, political events have the capability of permanently altering the sociological make up of a given society; they have the ability of occasioning unintended consequences of sociological change. This submission will examine the political crisis in Syria which has mutated into a civil war and the sociological changes that may result ...

Arguably, the issue of war in Syria continues to bring out global debates. As a matter of fact, U.S has been involved in various types of war in the world. The power and determination that U.S apply in times of war has raised a lot of controversies. There are various reasons why the United States should not intervene in Syria. The United States have learned or need to learn from previous intervention in Middle East and other nations in the world. It is worth noting that the Americans are against the use of military intervention in the war in Syria. This ...