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Syria
Syria is an Arabian country in the Middle East. Its capital is Damascus, also known as the oldest capital in human history.
1,185 Questions
What event caused Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon and Syria to invade Israel?
The event that caused that invasion was the joint decision by those nations
to refuse to accept the existence of a Jewish sovereign state in their region.
Their mutual decision was taken immediately following the declaration of Israel
as an independent sovereign state, in May of 1948.
What animal delivers presents on Christmas eve in Syria?
No animal delivers Christmas presents because Syria is a Muslim nation and not Christian. The only country in the world who has everyone celebrate Christmas despite their religion is the United States. There are many religions in the United States that are ignored during Christmas.
What is the capital of Golan heights?
Qatzrin, the capital of Golan Heights is Qatzrin. I am 100 % correct!
Is the Syrian Civil War a Western and-or Zionist Conspiracy?
No, of course not.
Claim Made by Conspiracy Theorists
Those who make the claim usually center on three distinct elements:
1) History of Imperialism: This holds that there is a drive by Westerners to prevent the realization of a united Arab polity. The argument holds that if Syria is weakened militarily, it will be in a much weaker economic, political, and social position. Additionally, it is argued that Western powers want access to Syria because of its resources.
2) Iranian-American Proxy War: This holds that Iran and the US are going to war in a number of different places by mobilizing different armies to fight for them. The Israel-Hezbollah War in 2006 and the current Syrian Civil War are outgrowths of the proxy war.
3) Israeli Desire to Retain the Golan: Israel is required by UNSC Resolution 242 to return the Golan Heights to Syria in response to a peace treaty between the countries. Netanyahu and Assad were in negotiations in 2011 to resolve this issue before the Syrian Civil War broke out.
Refutation of Claim Made
However, each of these arguments is (1) circumstantial and (2) divorced from the actual events going on in Syria. Concerning Imperialism, while the West continues to interact with the Arab countries in a non-equal manner, such as not recognizing an Arab Common Market and conducting diplomacy with each Arab country as the entire European Union, European nations have not put boots in the ground in Syria, nor have they made significant contributions to any of the parties in the conflict. There are also minimal natural or strategic resources in Syria and most European governments did quite well with Assad for what minimal benefits Syria could provide, further demonstrating why political imperialism was not necessary. Concerning the Iranian-American proxy war, the United States has only supported the Free Syrian Army with words and slogans, not actual funds, so it cannot be said that they are a US proxy. Concerning Israel and the Golan Heights, not even the regime argues that its opponents (who it has characteristically labeled as "Zionist Western Usurper Terrorists") are interested in derailing negotiations with Israel. Israel and the Israeli public actually preferred Assad in power since he was the evil they knew as opposed to the evil that they did not know (any new Syrian government). Additionally, since any other Syrian regime would be more hostile to Israel (either because of the greater anti-Zionist stance of the population in a democracy or the anti-Zionist views of Islamists), Israel has little interest in replacing a "peaceful" anti-Zionist Assad with a probably militant anti-Zionist new Syria.
Actual Causes of the Conflict
The actual case is that the Syrian Civil War is a direct result of conditions within Syria finally coming to the boiling point. The Syrian people historically opposed the Assad dynasty and this culminated in the Hama Massacre in which 10,000-40,000 Syrians were brutally murdered by Hafez Assad. This act of cruelty and barbarity inflamed anti-regime passions but also crushed any hope that they might have for success. Hope for changes in Syria was rekindled by the Arab Spring's successes in Tunisia and Egypt in overthrowing their dictators.
The situation would have remained peaceful, but like Libya, the government decided to use military force to repress the protesters. Unfortunately while the Libyans received military assistance from the West leading to a short and quick war to assert popular authority over a ruthless dictator, the Syrians were not lucky enough to get to get Westerners to help them in securing democracy. This happened for two main reasons: the Syrians took to arms one week after NATO forces had committed to Libya, making them more resistant to committing to fight a new conflict in Syria and Syria lacks the oil and natural gas resources that served as effective motivation to bring stability to Libya. The lack of Western involvement in Syria has led to the escalation of the conflict since neither side has a clear advantage. This has only been exacerbated by Iranian support for the Regime, Saudi support for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and Turkish support for the Free Syrian Army. If anything, it is a Middle Eastern proxy war between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey for control of the Islamic Middle East being waged in Syria.
Catholic Syrian bank is the schedule bank approved by rbi?
Yes. Catholic Syrian Bank is a private sector scheduled bank that is approved by the RBI to carry out banking operations in India. It was established in the year 1920 in Kerala, India and currently has 363 branches and more than 125 ATMs in India
Does Syria have a Winter Olympics team?
No, Syria has never competed in the Winter Olympics. Syria has a Mediterranean climate, which makes it very difficult to find high caliber winter athletes, as most winter sports are not part of the Syrian cultural identity.
Who is the best Syria's best football player?
For the past 40 years:
Malik Shakoohy (GK)
Bashar Sroo (D)
Ali shihk Deeb (D)
Hassan Abbas (D)
Ammar Habeeb (D)
AbdulKader Kurdaghly (M)
Kivork Mardikyan (M)
Saleem Jiblawy (M)
Mohammad Afash (M)
Aref Agha (F)
Firas Alkhateeb (F)
Brief fighting in 1967 when the Israelis defeated the armies of Egypt Syria and Jordan?
The six-day war.
Why is the site of Palmyra important?
Palmyra offers the world an example of a preserved ancient urbanized complex. Not only this, but as a site of human occupation since the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras, this site is a testament to millennia of human history. The site is also quite unique, in both its architecture and the culture heritage it contains, because it is located at the intersection of multiple cultures. The UNESCO organization says it is important that way because Palmyra " unites the forms of Graeco-Roman art with indigenous elements and Iranian influences in a strongly original style."
In what Southwest Asian country is Damascus located?
Damascus is itself a city. It is the capital of Syria.
Why should the conflict in Syria be considered a global issue?
The reason that the Syrian Civil War and the War against Islamic State should be taken seriously by people around the globe is that Islamic State is supporting terrorist activities in Western countries (such as the recent Brussels Attack and the prior attacks in Paris) and the conflict is resulting in millions of people fleeing the region and destabilizing other Middle Eastern and European countries. The effects of the war in Syria will reach Western countries and this is why Western countries should care about what happens in Syria and with Islamic State.
Who are the parties involved in the current Syria-Iraq Crisis?
In the current insurgencies you have five different parties all fighting for parcels of land in Syria and Iraq and the conflict bleeds over the border since there are Sunni Arabs and Kurds on both sides of the arbitrarily-drawn borders.
1. Government of Syria: (Only in 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.
Currently the Government of Syria controls most of Syria.
2. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL): (In Syria and Iraq) ISIL is an extremist Sunni Islamist organization which used to have links to al-Qaeda before al-Qaeda condemned them for their barbarity. They are fighting to bring the Sunni majority into power, especially in Sunni majority regions of both Syria and Iraq, 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 inequalities of the US-supported Government of Iraq. ISIL is primarily supported and armed by Saudi Arabia, but the US and UK have indirectly given ISIL millions of dollars and equipment since US and UK military vehicles and assets left to the Government of Iraq have fallen into ISIL hands (especially with the fall of Mosul).
ISIL controls significant amounts of land in Syria and Iraq and conquered much of its Iraqi territory in June 2014.
3. Government of Iraq: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is the leader of the Iraqi Government in Baghdad. His government is the only one of the three which has true recognition internationally and is seen as the legitimate leadership of Iraq. However, within Iraq, al-Maliki and his government are seen as Shiite sectarians who promote the interests of Shiite Arab Iraqis over those of Kurds and, especially, Sunni Arab Iraqis. The feeling of marginalization by Iraq's minorities is growing as al-Maliki has made the additional steps of inviting Iranian military assistance and allowing for the inclusion of Shiite militias as allies. The US is strongly considering assisting the Government of Iraq with airstrikes against ISIL. Kurds are nominally loyal to the Iraqi Government and have not militarily engaged with Iraqi national forces. The Iraqi Army is seen as unwilling to vigorously defend Iraq by both ISIL and the Kurds.
The Government of Iraq controls much of the center and southeast areas of Iraq.
4. Kurds and the Peshmerga (Kurds): The Kurds, a Sunni ethnic minority (as opposed to a religious minority), are primarily aligned with the Government of Iraq, but are overall more concerned with protecting their minority in northern Iraq and Syria. Iraqi Kurdistan is the name of their autonomous democratically-elected governing council and the Peshmerga is the name of the militias that fight on behalf of that authority. Peshmerga forces, unlike the Iraqi Army, are seen to be incredibly loyal and ISIL has avoided attacking positions held by the Peshmerga for this reason. Syrian Kurds have also organized as a de facto independent polity. While both groups of Kurds support the idea of Kurdish unity, there have been difficulties uniting all of the Kurds under one banner.
Iraqi Kurds control areas in the north of Iraq and Syrian Kurds control areas in the north of Syria.
5. Free Syrian Army: (Only in Syria) The Rebels of Syria split between those who were more Islamist in their outlook and joined with ISIL (above) and those who are more liberal in their outlook and are considered to be interested in democracy. The Free Syrian Army is composed of those more liberal rebels, but they are weaker in the overall struggle than both the Syrian Government and ISIL. They are fighting to bring the Sunni majority into power and 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. 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.
The Free Syrian Army controls limited areas in Syria, mostly near Alexandretta.
What direction is Aleppo Syria from Istanbul Turkey?
What direction is Aleppo, Syria from Istanbul, turkey?
What are the causes of the Syrian Civil War?
Answer 1
It's not civil war, It's revolution against Dictatorship regime.
Answer 2
Syria is having a war because the have one dictator which is a person who is in charge and it doesn't matter what anyone else decides he has the power. The people didn't want this because it was a unfair process and could be very dangerous if the leader made one wrong decision which people could advise and that decision could kill lots of people or something like that.
How did the Syrian desert affect Mesopotamia?
it is hot and it could kill people and thats how it affects people
A magnificently beautiful land in the middle east comprising everything from lush green mountain ranges and coastlines to barren deserts - also rich in culture, with a history that stretches back several thousand years.
A beautiful country to visit and perhaps, live in. Full of rich Arabian culture, Syria is becoming an internationally-famous country.
Syria is the most beautiful place on earth , distinguished by good, simple, generous, and honest people.
it's the only place on earth where you can sleep and leave your doors opened!!
If you want to have some peace of mind , come live in syria.
This is Syria.
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How can the Free Syrian Army get the manpower that it needs to win the Syrian Civil War?
There are no "good" solutions here. They could try to poach defectors from the Assad Regime army or the Islamic State forces, but these individuals are likely hesitant to join. The Assad Regime Army is mostly made up of religious minorities which will likely do worse in a democratic Syria and the Islamic State forces are usually true believers in their cause. They could solicit foreign recruits, but this would damage the idea of this being a national army and not some Western conspiracy. They could forcibly conscript young men and women in the areas under their control, but this would make them deeply unpopular.
However, far more of an issue than manpower is training. Most of the Free Syrian Army has very basic military training, e.g. this is a rifle, squeeze here. They are not trained in urban warfare tactics. They do not have modern medical care. They do not have air support. If these problems were remedied, the lack of manpower would be far less of a pressing issue.
Syria gained its independence in April 1946 from France. However, before that the region of "Greater Syria" (Bilad al-Sham or the countries of the north) consisted of the region of the current states of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel/Palestine and was an administrative region of the Ottoman Empire, as well as many former empires such as the Abbasids, Umayyads, and even the Romans and Greeks before that.
