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SYRIA
Current conflict in Syria
The current uprising in Syria is part of a series of demonstrations for democratic reform known as the 'Arab Spring' in the Middle East. Syria has long been governed by a Sunni dictatorship. Although not religious in nature, "the Assads and much of the nation's elite, especially the military, belong to the Alawite sect, a minority in a mostly Sunni country" (Syria news, 2012, The New York Times). The president Bashar al-Assad inherited his current position from his father. At first, it was hoped that he would be more lenient than his father. He lifted the country's state of emergency, which had existed for decades and given the government the ability to exercise a heavy hand over the liberties of the people. However, when the state of emergency ended and the population began to grow more fractious, he began a series of crackdowns.
The opposition to the Assad regime has divided the country. "Sunni Muslims who have fled the country described a government crackdown that is more...
Assad's Alawite sect shooting at their onetime neighbors as the military presses what many Sunnis see as a campaign to force them to flee their homes and villages" (Syria news, 2012, The New York Times). One problem with the opposition in Syria is its relatively disparate nature. It is made up of a loose coalition of "fractious collection of political groups, longtime exiles, grass-roots organizers and armed militants" (McFarquhar 2012). Opponents to the regime have begun to form a kind of government in exile alliance known as the Syrian National Council, but not even the regime's harshest opponents have recognized this governing body, given that its lack of unity means that it currently does not offer a viable alternative government. Even one activist recently quit in disgust, stating "they fight more than they work" (McFarquhar 2012). However, "the insurgents have been emboldened by increased funds and weapons from Arab gulf states" (Bloomfield…
References
Bloomfield, Adam & Ruth Sherlock. (2012). Syrian rebels take battle to heart of Damascus.
The Telegraph. Retrieved: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9323103/Syrian-rebels-take-battle-to-heart-of-Damascus.html
McFarquhar, Nick. (2012). After a year, deep divisions hobble Syrian opposition.
The New York Times. Retrieved: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/world/middleeast/syrian-opposition-is-hobbled-by-deep-divisions.html?_r=1&ref=world
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/syria/index.html
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