Syria

more people willing to fight for their cause. This rise in power could have been caused by “them capturing the Syrian city of Raqqa, in June 2014, ISIS took the major Iraqi cities of Mosul and Tikrit and controlled much of the border between Iraq and Syria” (Gale). The more land power ISIS captures the more kidnapped or willing militants they have to fight for their ultimate plan. ISIS has also grown through followers by scaring many of the already Muslim believers in “a coming apocalypse when…

more than 6.5 million people are trapped inside war bound Syria (‘’Syria: The story of the conflict’’) . Although many of the refugees have fled to neighboring countries like Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; the UN has safely relocated many others in European countries. However, countries like the U.S and Canada are still very averse to accepting high numbers of Syrian refugees into their borders. Since the beginning of the Civil war in Syria, only around 2,000 refugees have been relocated in…

establishing the principles of religious liberty. Freedom of religion, as these Founding Fathers regarded it as, encompassed it. Those who practiced Islam were viewed as men and women who would make law-abiding, productive citizens (Huebner, 3). Since 2011, Syria has been going…

Throughout human existence, war has been a prevalent issue amongst countries fighting for their prominence. Using Neta Crawford’s Just War Theory, the prompt’s hypothetical situation meets all requirements for jus ad bellum, jus in bello, and jus post bellum (Crawford, 2003). War in the Middle East is justified on the grounds of it being self-defense used to disable terrorist groups in the region and bring an end to the stranglehold ISIS has on the area. The initiation of war is just, given the…

Dispersed ethnic groups throughout history have experienced violence, repression, and have been denied human rights within the government they are residing. Due to the persecution, these groups search for ways to create their own nation and become independent. According to Joseph Stalin, for an ethnic group to become a nation they must be “a historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, and psychological make-up…

unsafe environment. Syrians are living in extremely dangerous environments, many try to leave. According to newsdeeply.com people from Syria are fleeing from “shells and barrel bombs.” 4 million people from Syria have become refugees. 7.6 million others are trying to flee. According to hrw.org Syrians are forbidden to leave Syria. Hired officials guard the border of Syria. They shove, beat or severely harm people who try to pass. Syrians say that the only way to leave is among smugglers.…

battlefield, even set off the chemical weapons he holds. 93,000 people were killed in this conflict, most of the people were just civilians caught in the crossfire. War has brought many death to Syria, and has drove many families apart. If a peace conference is not called and war might continue in Syria and might not ever…

The Mountain Turks? The conflict between the Kurds and the Government of Turkey is lasted for almost three decades. This war has claimed the lives of more than 40,000 people, and most of them are Kurds. After Ottoman Turkish Empire collapsed by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, he gave his word to the Kurds that he will granting them self-rule in their region, if they supports him in establishment of what we know today as the Republic of Turkey. The new Turkish government did not keep its promises to…

In September of 2015, the image of 3 year old Aylan Kurdi 's lifeless body being pulled from Turkish waters forced the world to shift its collective gaze towards Syria where thousands of individuals were risking their lives in order to flee their war-torn country. What began as a civil war, has resulted in the largest displacement of individuals since World War II. The Syrian refugee crisis is one of the most pressing issues that the world is facing today. The influx of refugees into…

always loved to study in an ancient university, I have the curiosity to discover new Civilizations and learn the Customs and Traditions of other countries. these were my big dreams, now they became the smallest one. My main concern now is my country Syria. In my opinion, this beautiful country is having the worst war ever happened after the second world war, hundreds of people are killed or become homeless every day, thousands of people have emigrated abroad…