The Syrian Uprising

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Ahmed El Wakeel                                                                                                       23/02/2012

The Syrian Situation

 

Involved Parties:

Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party:

The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party is a political party that was formed back in 1947 and has ruled Syria ever since the 8 March Revolution in 1963. This party is lead by the current Syrian President Bashar El Assad and is the main target for removal by the opposition groups. The acting head and the one who takes all the actions and decisions is Bashar El Assad. Bashar El Assad has suffered from sanctions from most of the world including EU, USA, Canada and other nations. Bashar El Assad and the political party are deploying troops from the Syrian Armed Forces, Syrian Security Agents and the Shabeeha which are the thugs and militia under Basahr's control. The Party seeks remaining in office and is trying to make changes by writing a new draft constitution and public referendums on other matters.  

Syrian National Council:

The Syrian National Council was founded and formed on the 23rd of August 2011 in Istanbul. The SNC is supposedly a government in exile that is not able to recognize its legal power in Syria. The council was formed as a Syrian opposition coalition during the uprising in Syria. The Council sought international recognition but denied playing the role of a government in exile. A few months later, when violence started occurring in Syria, the SNC declared the seeking of the end of the Bashar El Assad regime and the establishment of a modern and democratic state. The charter which belongs to the council contains basic human rights, judicial independence, democracy and political pluralisms its guiding principles.  

Local Coordination Committees of Syria:

The Local Coordination Committees of Syria is a network of committees ann local groups that report and organize protests. The LCCSyria was started on March 11 2011 due to the uprising in Syria. They support civil disobedience and oppose local armed resistance against the Syrian Government or the intervention of international military forces opposing the Syrian Government. The network opposes the regime, but prefers peaceful demonstrations instead of militarization, because militarization would make it impossible for the establishment for a proper foundation for Syria.

Free Syrian Army:  

The Free Syrian Army was formed on July 29 2011, when Colonel Riad El Assad announced the forming of that specific opposition army. The Free Syrian Army is the number 1 opposition party opposing the Bashar El Assad Regime.  The Army has no political goals what so ever, their only goal is the liberation of Syria from the Bashar El Assad regime. The Free Syrian Army's leader Riad El Assad has stated that the opposition group and the attacks are not sectarian and are secular, and that there are some Alawi Syrian army defects working with them. The Free Syrian Army is supported by the Libyan National Transitional Council and is being financially aided and receiving military aid from the National Liberation Army of Syria. The Brits are also aiding the group with communication tools for strategic help.

Kurds:

The Kurds are an ethnic group of people that make 9% of the Syrian population, making them the biggest ethnic minority group. They make about 1.6 million people. The Kurds are being persecuted and do not receive or very little of human rights in Syria. The Kurds were not granted the Syrian citizenship until sometime during the uprising. The Kurds are being widely supported by many Human Rights organizations including Amnesty International and the Human Rights watch. The Kurds' movement has widely grown after the assassination of their leader Mashal Tammo by Bashar Regime Agents. The Kurds have been recognized as citizens of the Syrian Arab Republic but have not received full civil and human rights. The Kurds are still protesting and demonstrating the dissatisfaction and will soon receive full rights in the Syrian Arab Republic.

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Foreign Involvement (Opposition of Syrian Government):

Mostly everyone in the world is supporting the Syrian Opposition and opposing the current regime of the Ba'ath Party and Bashar El Assad. The EU, USA, Canada, Gulf Countries, UK, Libya, Turkey and others have cut all ties with the Assad Regime. Eve Al Qaeda and Hizb El Tahrir are supporting the Opposition and supplying th opposition groups with weapons and other kinds of aid.

Foreign Involvement (Support of Syrian Government):

The Governments of China and Russia support the Syrian Government greatly. The Chinese government hasn't provided any aid for any of the ...

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