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Essay / Syrian Crisis - 1313
The Arab Spring of March 2011 marked the beginning of a new era of open resistance to the Syrian regime. At first, the demonstrators demanded political reforms, but over time, in the face of aggressive repression, they evolved into an entire national uprising calling for the overthrow and end of the presidency of Bashar al-Assad and his diet. Thus, according to estimates, in two years of fighting, around 126,000 people, including around 4.25 million Syrians internally displaced and more than two million Syrians sought refuge in neighboring countries such as Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt to escape the war. Furthermore, some of the neighboring countries bordering Syria have experienced various skirmishes and conflicts, so it appears that these clashes threaten and undermine the region. The great variability of events and the complexity of clever propaganda based on factual events on the ground made the conflict extremely difficult for outside observers to follow. Therefore, this essay will attempt to better explain the crisis by providing a brief explanation of how this uprising spread over the course of the struggle, major regional groups, and the involvement of the international community to end this bloodiest conflict.IntroductionBashar al-Assad, the current president of Syria, came to power after the death of his father Hafez al-Assad in 2000, who ruled Syria for thirty years. When Bashar al-Assad came to power, expectations and hopes for reforms were high, but he eased political constraints and allowed some political activities. This era was called the Damascus Spring, but it did not last long, as Assad quickly returned to authoritarian and oppressive rule...... middle of paper ...... staunch supporter of Assad , and the role of Iran” as factors contributing to the intensification of the Syrian crisis (Davison). It further illustrates the many different factors contributing to the escalation of the war in Syria. Countries like Iran, Russia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United States and Turkey are trying to pursue their own interests in this war, and the United Nations Security Council, made up of these country because of Russia and China, fails. make a resolution and intervene in Syria to end the war. President Obama has also been unable to provide solid evidence of the Assad regime's use of chemical weapons that would justify its intervention in Syria. On the other hand, opposition groups do not want to attend the conference proposed by the United States and Russia to negotiate between the opposition and Bashar al-Assad..