I argue that the main components leading to the civil war under bashar alasad were as follows. The syrian war has raged on for more than 4 years now and the global citizenry had decided to keep quiet until recently grover, 2015. Economic and social impact analysis esia of the conflict in syria key facts. A russian su34 dropping a kab500se guided bomb during a bombing mission over syria.
Syrian civil war geneva international centre for justice. In march 2011, a teenager spray painted a wall in the syrian city of daraa. Claiming over 300,000 lives and turning half of the population into refugees, these photos of the syrian civil war reveal the cost of 5 years of conflict. The significance of this conflict becomes illuminated by the massive funding, resources, and strategies which were and are been poured into syria by nations such as the us and russia in order. However, the syrian conflict is increasingly developing into a regional proxy war, the outcome of which will have farreaching consequences for the balance of. The death toll is not easily confirmed, but the deadliest single day of the syrian civil war was estimated to have seen 397 syrians killed. Syrias civil war is grinding down the countrys national institu tions while. When the arab spring reached syria, its pharaoh, bashar alassad, was in no mood to give up easily. Introduction to the syrian civil war jurist archives. Obama says the use of chemical weapons would be a red line that would change his calculus on.
However, the causes listed below are major factors that led to the start of the syrian civil war and have kept it going. These demonstrations were like demonstrations held in. While the syrian conflict began during the arab spring of 2011, it was fueled by decades of political oppression. The complex nature of the syrian civil conflict and its oscillating parties, powers, and controls creates a volatile milieu of violence within the region. This paper sets out to explain the syrian crisis and analyse it in relation to how it affects the global citizenry. A timeline of the syrian conflict as it enters its eighth year. March 2015, the violence taking place in syria has displaced millions who have fled syria, and almost eight million more that. The syrian civil war, which has devastated the entire country of syria and its neighbors, is a complex conflict that involves several nations, rebel groups and terrorist organizations.
First, through the contextualization of the civil war within the larger framework of the arab spring, bringing up the notion of spillover effect. Yet, ill admit, i still struggle to comprehend the competing interests of the warring factions, who is involved and why. The political and historical context of the syrian conflict will also been explored in the article. The patchwork of control that predominated for the first. Already five hundred thousand people have been killed, more than another five hundred thousand people have been wounded, and half of the population has been forced to leave the country. The visible impacts of the syrian war may only be the tip of the iceberg.
It has enjoyed a relatively unified command structure and still to this day functions as a state, although the long fight has weakened it substantially. The syrian armed conflict began in 2011 as a civil war, stemming. The syrian civil war, also known as the syrian uprising arabic. Considering syrians small population, the death toll is a huge blow to the nation. In march 2011 antigovernment protests broke out in syria, inspired by a wave of similar demonstrations elsewhere in the middle east and north africa that had begun in december 2010. Millions of syrians have been uprooted from their homes due to the war. Clarions awardwinning movies have been seen by over 50 million people around the world. The sight of a young boy stretched across a turkish beach has slipped from the minds of so many along with the outrage people used to express. It is important to remember that, as the war is still going on, its main causes are still unclear, and most are based on certain point of views. The syrian uprisings transformation to civil war is a result of the assads.
Syrian factions inside and out side of syria form the syrian national council to oppose the alassad regime. The syrian civil war, which has devastated the entire country of syria and its neighbors, is a complex conflict that involves several nations, rebel groups and. How did the syrian civil war develop into a globalized. The syrian government, the opposition rebels, foreign powers and islamic militants are all. On march 6, 2011, schoolchildren, inspired by uprisings in egypt and libya, graffitied antibashir alassad messages on several buildings in daraa. The conflict began on 15 march 2011, with popular demonstrations that grew. The conflict drew involvement from a number of international actors and helped precipitate the rise of isil also called isis or. The syrian civil war is a result of complex and interlinked long and shortterm causes, including sociopolitical and religious tensions, poor economic situation, and the wave of political uprisings sweeping across the middle east and north africa in 2011 9. Part of the foreign involvement in the syrian civil war, and the military intervention against isil. The people who have most directly felt the devastating effects of the civil are the syrian people themselves.
As syria marks seven years of civil war, al jazeera looks back at some of our best documentaries charting the conflict. The conflict began on 15 march 2011, with demonstrations. The syrian civil war may be coming to an end, but the suffering and uncertainty are far from over for its people. Secular syrians, homegrown islamist radicals and foreign sunni jihadists have battled forces loyal to president bashar alassad and. As syrias civil war rages on, more and more people grow desensitized to the countrys tragedy. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on syrian civil war. The conflict in syria is often referred to as a civil war, meaning a conflict between citizens of the same country. Overall, the death toll sits somewhere around 50,000 casualties. In the southern town of daraa, police arrest some fifteen young boys for spraypainting buildings with the slogan, the people want the downfall of the regime. The economic and social consequences of the conflict in syria full report in pdf format. These outcomes have been characterized through analysis of the most likely courses of action mlcoas and most dangerous courses of action mdcoas for three primary actors. On july 15, the international committee of the red cross classified the conflict as a civil war, as a way to warn against mounting battlerelated casualties and, especially, the growing death toll from onesided violence against civilians.
The sheer number of factions fighting over a small triangle of land in the middle east seems ludicrous. On day of rage, small protests against the regime of president bashar alassad. The trigger event which caused the civil war in syria was when s of people took the street in january 2011 to demand political reforms e. What started as a nonviolent protest in 2011 quickly escalated into fullblown warfare. The downfall of isis in eastern syria did not, however, resolve the broader syrian conflict.
Summary v preface viii 1 introduction 1 2 background 2 3 historical and geostrategic context 5 4 turkey, the kurds, and relations with iraq 8 5 turkey and iran 12 6 turkey, syria, and the water crisis 16 7 turkey and the middle east peace process 20 8 conclusion. The superpowers and regional powers, including syria, used their allies in lebanon to wage their own proxy wars in the midst of the 17yearlong lebanese civil. A cheat sheet1 1 causes of the syrian civil war discontent with authoritarianism and assad familys long reign of power in syria since the 1970s syria is 74% sunni, but the assad family is part of a shia sect known as the alawites. Syrian civil war compiled by thomas plofchan march 6, 2011. The events of summer 2012 marked an important in the syrian crisisshift. Syrian civil war has been going on for seven years. Conflict mapping and the syrian civil war conflict. In 2011, nationwide protests calling for expanded political freedoms and the subsequent military response to these protests sparked the syrian civil war, which has dragged on for four and a.
Syrian civil war, armed conflict that began in 2011 with an uprising against the regime of syrian president bashar alassad. This report provides an overview of the sixyearlong syrian civil war. This increased apathy is partially due to peoples lack of knowledge on how and why the syrian civil war started. The vandal was referring the the countrys president, bashar al assad, a. The syrian civil war has devastated syria and its people. The syrian civil war began in 2011 as a peaceful uprising against the undemocratic and often brutal regime of syrian president bashar al. Syrian civil war latest news, breaking stories and. The syrian government has been the main protagonist since the beginning of the conflict. Russian military intervention in the syrian civil war. Second, with a comprehensive analysis of the historical background that resulted in the. To make sense of the scene, i often go back to trumpet editor in chief gerald flurrys timeless article how the syrian. Turkish prime minister recep tayyip erdogan says that his government has cut off contacts with syria. This senior thesis is an in depth analysis of the historical causes of the syrian civil war.
Whos who in the syrian war fact sheet founded in 2006, clarion project is a nonprofit, educational organization providing a platform for human rights activists and for challenging islamic extremism through facts. A s the trumpets middle east correspondent, i have followed the syrian civil war closer than most for the past eight years. In 20, up to 1,000 armed rebel groups waged war both against the syrian government and one another. A timeline of the syrian conflict as it enters its eighth. Before the region could recover, civil war engulfed syrias southern neighbour, lebanon. Syrian civil war simple english wikipedia, the free.
While the syrian protest movement initially conveyed a narrative of non sectarian national. The baath government is fighting against people who want to remove this government. This disastrous war damaged relations throughout the middle east and achieved little for syria. Turkeys future role in the middle east 23 conference participants 27 about the author 28 about the institute 29. When the war is over and the world has time to reflect, history will become clearer. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on syria civil war. After eight bloody years, the syrian civil war is coming to an end. The syrian civil war also commonly known as the syrian uprising is an ongoing armed conflict in syria between forces loyal to the syrian baath party government and those seeking to oust it. When everyone gave up in an endless war, a solution seemed to be near at hand. The conflict drew involvement from a number of international actors and helped precipitate the rise of isil also called isis or islamic state in eastern syria. In 2015, significant territory lost by the syrian government provoked russia to enter the conflict. Turkeys role in the middle east united states institute. Ottoman rule ended 1918 october arab troops led by emir feisal, and supported by british forces, capture damascus, ending 400 years of ottoman rule.