Why are people from Syria being killed?

Answer 1

Answer 1

Because they wanna live there life nicely as any country around the World

Answer 2

In the Syrian Civil War, you have three sides. Both the Government and the Rebel groups want to end the war and win it for their side. Both sides are willing to commit atrocities to end the war and bring victory to their side, especially since the war has raged for over two years and led to over 100,000 deaths. The Kurds have a minimal engagement and try to limit their involvement to the Kurdish-majority areas of Syria.

1. Government of Syria: Bashar al-Assad and the Government of Syria come from the Alawite minority which was historically discriminated against because their religion is a post-Islamic religion (even though Iran has "certified them" to be part of Twelver Shiite Islam). As a result, they do not want to cede power to the Sunni majority who will likely discriminate against them again as they had in the past. In contrast to most ethnic conflicts in the Middle East, many other Syrian minorities such as the Christians and Druze (another post-Islamic Religion) and the Shiite Muslims in Syria have thrown their weight behind Bashar al-Assad and the Alawites, preferring moderate Alawite discrimination to possible Islamic fundamentalism. They fear worse will come under Sunni-dominated rule, especially since while Assad was Secular, his opposition was Islamist and will likely rule harshly over non-Sunni religious groups.

2. Rebels of Syria: The Rebels of Syria are primarily Sunni groups led by numerous extreme Islamist organizations, several with links to Al-Qaeda. They are fighting to bring the Sunni majority into power and impose a more fundamentalist view on politics. They consider themselves to be fighting the injustices and violence of the current Assad regime and the atrocities of his father, including the Hama Massacre of 1982 which may have claimed as many as 40,000 civilian lives. They also see Alawites as being unfit to rule because they are not true Muslims and according to their reading of Qur'anic Verse 3:28 (cited below), no non-Muslim should have power over Muslims. Considering that Sunnis are the majority of the country, they do not understand why the minority Alawites and their Druze, Christian, and Shiite allies should dictate policy.

3. Kurds: The Kurds, a Sunni ethnic minority (as opposed to a religious minority), have split between the Government and the Rebels. They are more concerned with protecting their minority in northeast Syria and are generally outside of the conflict zone.

Comment on Original Values of Arab Spring

The values that undergirded the original Arab Spring in Syria such as campaigning for more democracy, developing economic self-sufficiency and equality, freedom to criticize the government, unified Syrian citizenship (as opposed to ethnic and religious loyalties), and transparent government have fallen by the wayside as the conflict has escalated. Currently over 100,000 people have died.

Qur'an 3:28: (Muhsin Khan): Let not the believers take the disbelievers as Auliya (supporters, helpers, leaders etc.) instead of the believers, and whoever does that will never be helped by Allah in any way, except if you indeed fear a danger from them. And Allah warns you against Himself (His Punishment), and to Allah is the final return.