GMS 695 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bashar Al-Assad, Easter Bunny, 4Bc
10 Nov 2016
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Claimed lives of million people, fought between soldiers supporting syria president (bashar al- assad) and rebel fighters (two sides w/ in same country = civil war) Political party -> arab socialist baath party (controlled by (shiite) Supported politically by russia (naval base in syria) Arab spring: political protest, fight against poverty/lack of jobs/freedom/democracy, police brutality. Christian and druze: allowed by assad to practice faith. Obama threaten to attack syria to punish assad regime for chemicals against syrians. Russia said american action = hostile/illegal w/o un consent. Us back down b/c no agreement from us congress (harms innocent ppl) Vlad putin propose action against syria, president syria agreed, dismantled chemical weapons. West flirt w/ opposition but no concert effort. Us provide training and arms to rebel groups & attack is w/o syria permission. People forced to leave, displaced from home, fled to neighbour nations (jordan, lebanon,
