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What is the main reason for Syrian conflict?
The war started in 2011, when Syrians enraged by corruption and emboldened by a wave of “Arab Spring” protests across the region took to the streets to demand democratic accountability for their leaders.
What was happening in the Syrian war?
Three campaigns drive the conflict: coalition efforts to defeat the Islamic State, violence between the Syrian government and opposition forces, and military operations against Syrian Kurds by Turkish forces. The Islamic State began seizing control of territory in Syria in 2013.
How has the Syrian Civil War changed or impacted Syria?
How has the country been affected? As well as causing hundreds of thousands of deaths, more than 2.1 million civilians have suffered injuries or permanent disabilities as a result of the conflict, according to the SOHR. More than half of Syria’s pre-war population of 22 million have fled their homes.
What are the effects of the Syrian conflict?
As well as causing hundreds of thousands of deaths, more than 2.1 million civilians have suffered injuries or permanent disabilities as a result of the conflict, according to the SOHR. More than half of Syria’s pre-war population of 22 million have fled their homes.
Was Obama’s foreign policy to blame for the Syria crisis?
Syria is just the culmination of a series of bad decisions guided by a single disastrous philosophy. Obama’s foreign policy was a leftist response to 9/11 and the Iraq war. Its central premise was that Islamic terrorism was our fault. Islamic terrorists had attacked us because of our support for the governments in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
What were Obama’s worst Arab Spring disasters?
Obama’s other worst Arab Spring disasters happened in Syria and Yemen. Iran used the Brotherhood bids for power as an opening. The fighting between Shiite and Sunni jihadists devastated both countries.
Who owns the disaster in Syria?
Syria is just the culmination of a series of bad decisions guided by a single disastrous philosophy. Spread the word. Help JNS grow! (April 15, 2018 / JNS) Obama owns the disaster in Syria in a way that no one else does. Three of his policies intersected to cause the bloodshed, devastation and horrors there.
Did Obama’s deal with Iran give Iran a free hand in Syria?
Obama’s new deal with Iran was sealed with a fortune in illegal foreign-currency shipments flown in on unmarked cargo planes, a virtual blank check for Iran’s nuclear program, the collapse of sanctions and the withdrawal of support for the Sunni militias in Syria. And that gave Iran a free hand in Syria.