The war in Syria has been going on for a long and tiring four and a half years. The war started because people had began to lose trust in their leader, president Bashar al-Assad. The countrt felt as if they had no political freedom. There was a high unemployment rate and there was corruption throughout the country. Pro-democracy demonstrations started in march of 2011. After the demonsttations the government made sure the people felt their rage and shot the people invovled. As of right now over 250,000 people have died and 4.5 million people have fled. The country has been split. Rebels are being helped by the gulf states which are getting supplies to the rebels through turkey. And Assad is getting help from Iran.
The war is most connected to loss. Loss is seen from the very beginning of the war. The war started because part of the country had lost faith in their leader/ government. Once the man lost their trust he had no way to get it back. They wanted him gone and he had to fight to keep his spot.
I think the reasons are right to go to war. The country was becoming too corrupt and the people were not happy. But overall the affect that the war has left on the country is even worse than when they started. Syria used to be a home for people but now it's a war zone. You can't raise your kids in that environment. The people who fled probably didn't want to leave their home but because of the war, their was no guarantee that that home would still be there when you came home from work.
I got my info from these websites and one video.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26116868
https://www.google.com/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/35806229
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DNKb9GVU8bHE&ved=0ahUKEwjmhbbIubPRAhXh7IMKHZOaDQAQt9IBCH8wDw&usg=AFQjCNEqDGbVz93nDe0t3D9yoZNmmjY11g&sig2=qKPvBLhgGhkX6syhVBDi1g
Considering the savagery going on currently in places such as Aleppo, it is a really sad conflict to watch and know how everyone is suffering. I do like to note that there are multiple groups fighting in Syria, not just the protesters, such as ISIS, Kurds, and other factions who are trying to get their agenda realized in the conflict. Do you think there is a sense of guilt among either side upon seeing what they have done to their country and how it looks like war ravaged countries.
ReplyDeleteHey Sean! Thanks for commenting. Your question is really interesting. I never thought that there might be a sense of guilt for how the country has turned into a war zone. But yes I do think that there has to be guilt. Not only has the fighting cause people to flee from their homes, it has cost them to lose their lives. I'm sure when the fighting starting they never thought that the war would escalate to that point. If the leaders of the war could go back, I'm sure they would. Not only would it rid them of their guilty conscience but it would set the country back to where it could be repaired without years of work.
ReplyDeleteI like how you described the struggle of the refugees. It really captures the depth of how the war affects people in their daily lives. Also, you mentioned that protests started in 2011, which was the year of the Arab Spring. This shows how massive the whole conflict is because it is one of many large conflicts going on throughout that area of the world right now. But what makes Syria different from those other countries?
ReplyDeleteDo you feel that war is always the way to solve conflicts between citizens and the government?
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