HISTORY 241 Lecture 19: Nov. 30 Lecture Syrian Civil War and the Fall of Mosul to Daesh
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Nov. 30 lecture: syrian civil war and the. Isis although called an islamic state, don"t adhere to islamic ideal. Engage in criminal acts: calling daesh an islamic state is a propaganda term. Arab spring protests begin peacefully in march, 2011. Regime responds militarily: baath regime kills some 5000 protestors in 2011. Us, eu respond with financial sanctions targeting baath regime, high officials. Downtown damascus, aleppo see no massive demonstrations in 2011. Many state employees, members of business classes support regime. Different cultures: christians 5, allawi"s 14, druze 3, kurds neutral 10% Big-city and secular sunnis support regime or decline to come out against it. Alawi officer corps mostly loyal to president bashar al-asad. Putting together a united opposition against the regime would be difficult because of the ethnic divisions. Regime responds to protests militarily: 200,000 die by the end of 2014, brutal treating of protestors by military. Us, eu respond ineffectually: with financial sanctions targeting baath regime, high officials.
