Bashar al-Assad has been the president of Syria since July 17, 2000. He was born on September 11, 1965 in Damascus, Syria. Before becoming president, Assad had been Commander in Chief of the armed forces from 1994-1999 after his brother, Bassel, died in an accidental auto accident. Bashar al-Assad studied Ophthalmology at the Tishrin military hospital in Damascus, SDyria from 1988-1992. He has previously continued to study Ophthalmology in London. When Assad became president in 2000, he was taking
and government is President Bashar al-Assad who belongs to Syria’s Alawite minority, a Shiite Muslim offshoot. A majority of Syria’s antigovernment protestors and oppositions groups are Sunni Islam, and would like the Assad regime to come out of power due to his dictatorial practices. President Bashar al-Assad came into rule when his brother Bassel al-Assad was killed in an automobile accident. Bassel was originally designated to rule after the death of his father Hafez al-Assad’s, who was the Syrian
of the world has outlawed them” (Kordunsky). Bashar Al-Assad, Syria’s president, used his chemical weapons on his own people. He crossed a red line and culturally damaged his country. Syria is an example of political corruption as well. “President Obama for the first time Thursday called on Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, while announcing a new set of sanctions against the regime” (Obama Calls on Assad). Syria’s people want change, and Assad is getting in the way and trying to sustain
it. The conflict began on 15 March 2011, with famous protests that grew countrywide by April 2011. These protests were part of the wider Middle Eastern protest movement known as the Arab Spring. Protesters demanded the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad, whose family has held the presidency in Syria since 1971, as well as the end of Ba'ath Party rule, which began in 1963. The Syrian conflict started in 2011, and most people asking way all this killing happening, well the answer is because the
“The future of Syria must be determined by its people, but President Bashar al-Assad is standing in their way.” These words spoken by United States President Barack Obama reflect not only the sentiment of many nations around the world about the leadership of Syria’s president, but also the essence of Chapter eight: the difference between democracy and nondemocracy. Democracy is characterized by the connection between the government and its people in terms of input like the ideas and interests of
biggest threat for the future of Syria,” says Guterres. "Girls are driven to prostitution by their own families. It’s a tragedy," (Aljazeera). The Syrian civil war was started by the lack of responsibility Assad and the Syrian Government had for their people. Assad wasn’t to be ruler at all though. Assad doesn’t understand the true human emotion that the Syrian people feel. His ruling has only increased the civil war and hatred between the two groups of people, those rebelling and the leaders of Syria
Fear is a powerful tool. Throughout history, tyrants have used fear to pursue their ruthless ambitions as men fear death most of all. They threaten subjects with imprisonment, torture or being put to death. In order to eradicate any means of secondary thought, challenging their oppressive regimes violence is a tool and dictators are well equipped and not afraid to use it. History has shown this repeatedly. From Benito Mussolini to Adolf Hitler who killed and tortured countless thousands in World
The Syrian Civil War, commonly referred to as the Syrian Uprising, is more than just the Assad Regime against the Free Syrian Army. It is a complex war of uprising against the Bashar al-Assad government, sectarian conflict, and outside country involvement. Overthrowing the Assad Regime in Syria would create more problems than there already are. Sectarian conflict has been part of the Middle East since the passing of Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century. The Syrian Civil War has opened up the sectarian
Many people perceive the world as globalized, others see the world as semi-globalized. Because democracy is allowed in some states and not other states conflict is continously a main problem. The history of Democracy started around 600BC. Classical Athens granted democratic citizenship to an upper-class of free men and excluded slaves and women from political participation. At the same token, Syria excludes citizens from political participation also. Authority and rights are ongoing issues in the
Novus Ordo Seclorum or more commonly known as New World Order is considered to be an organization that consists of some of the richest and elite families of the world. These families have an agenda to faction against the rule of states whilst installing a single authoritarian world government. There are many different opinions about this theory and some are stronger than others. Such as, some people believe that social security numbers, bar codes amongst other surveillance systems are used by the
This evidence refers to how people are influenced because of the ... ... middle of paper ... ...r the explosion happened the government’s army forces protected us and took care of us also I saw the car who put the bomb near my school and it said Al-Qaeda which is the rebels. These are the main reasons why I think the rebels, not the president, used the chemicals. As a consequence both sides should be punished for the destruction and death that they caused. I think both of them made mistakes. The
the UN to understand the progression of the conflict to legitimise what aid is to be given, if any, and to legally intervene in the conflict. The UN would need to use the type of conflict to draw aims of any intervention, looking beyond deposing Assad for his alleged war crimes of chemical weapon use. In order to categorise the conflict, the each of the terms requires defining: A civil war can be defined as “two or more opposing parties within a country resorting to arms to settle a conflict or
Throughout history, tyrants have ruled most of the populated world. These were people who held executive power in their community, and ruled with a fierce and rapacious grip, doing their will without paying their dues. These rulers can be seen through time in many different times and nations: Fidel Castro, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin (“Dictators and Tyrants in World History”). All of these tyrants ruled as the gods did, with an iron grip, holding the promise of demise over them in the case of insurgency
News can be defined as newsworthy information about recent events reported by the media. The definition of news often has individual’s eager to dig a little deeper and question “what makes news newsworthy?” Naturally, journalists have an increasing amount of competition in this particular field. If there are multiple newsworthy stories in one day over a similar topic, many are bound to be dropped or delayed. Editors and reporters have to do their best to ultimately decide what is interesting, exciting
The Assad regime banned Western media, and journalists no longer had any immunity. They could have been a legitimate target of any attack. At the onset of the play, the readers are warned that the characters are real and the stories they relate are true. The play is a creative fusion of modern journalism and drama. (Sinéad 2012).The play is a visceral historical documentation of the Syrian Revolution. The play starts with a recitation of a poem entitled: “Another Martyr Rises” by Omar Al Khani
Living in an Anglo-Saxon society was a tough time. They had to work much very hard for simple things or you had to be born into nobility, but they were not too different from us nowadays. The Anglo- Saxon society, similar to today’s society, can be defined by several key values such as bravery, honor, loyalty, and perseverance. These values are all shown very well in the epic poem Beowulf. Bravery can be found in the thanes and in Beowulf himself. A good show of bravery is when Beowulf faces and
Realism by definition is an approach to global politics derived from the tradition of power politics and belief that behavior is determined by the search for and distribution of power. [5] By using the concept of power it is easy to discuss basics of realism. Realist theories are based of beliefs that states are motivated by aggressive or defensive urges, the national interest is survival and states are unitary actors each moving towards their own national interest.[4] The first key feature of realism
civil war. The rebels want to liberate themselves from the forty year regime of the Assad family. With the help of Hezbollah and Iran, Assad has been able to stay in office and isn’t holding back when it comes to fighting off the rebels. The rebels continue to fight back and will not stop until they liberate themselves. The international community has not stepped in to help the rebels get rid of the dictator Assad. Each country had their reason and it was very hard to convince them to join the cause
Cyprus Island has hit the world headlines several times because of the violent troubles that broke out there for the past several decades. The conflicts in the island have cost thousands of lives that have been lost excuse of Turkey's invasions and power games. The consequences can be felt even today, and Greek and Turkish Cypriots refuse to let go of the traumatic memories. The essay focuses on the history of the Cyprus Island, why it remains divided and why the conflicts refuse to dissolve. Background
War in Syria DBQ Essay The war in Syria has been going on for six years now, killing more than a quarter million people and forcing over 10 million people to leave their homes. It has started with a peaceful protest and is now a full on genocide of people dying. The protest was for the arrest and torturing of Syrian teens for the graffiti of their anti government on a wall. When people form other people that were tired of the government saw this, they wanted their president to make major reforms