Should the International Community Intervene in Syria
Should the International Community Intervene in Syria. May 12
The Syrian uprising is an ongoing internal conflict that began in January 2011. Demonstrators throughout Syria are protesting for the resignation of President Basher al-Assad. Syria has strong International relations with Iran, China and Russia, predominately Arms related. It has been suggested that International organisations, (such as the United Nations (UN)) should intervene in Syria’s internal conflict as they did with Libya. Reports have suggested that Syrian government forces are continually committing crimes against civilians.
The Syrian Government is an authoritarian style, all power is handed to the President and their family. Hafez el-Assad ruled Syria for 29 years under the Ba’ath Party regime and died in 2000.
Basher al-Assad was elected initially in 2000, although there were not any other candidates put forward, but was subsequently elected again in 2007, this was unopposed on both occasions. President Assad has been elected into power on two separate occasions. If President Assad’s government were to be overthrown, there currently isn’t in place another political party to provide a more desirable regime.
In March 2011, NATO (with the UN authority) launched military action in Libya to end the 42-year Gaddafi dictatorship. The UN could not witness the massacre of civilians and not take any relevant action. The removal of Gaddafi took 7 months. It has been highlighted that if the International community were to intervene with Syria, they would face greater challenges both politically and militarily, than they did in Libya. It is suggested that there would be little chance of forming a national government if Assad was removed, as there is such a large divide amongst the Syrian population. Syria has also recently upgraded its defence capabilities and the security forces are much stronger; the Syrian Army is estimated at 325’000. If the International community were to
The Syrian uprising is an ongoing internal conflict that began in January 2011. Demonstrators throughout Syria are protesting for the resignation of President Basher al-Assad. Syria has strong International relations with Iran, China and Russia, predominately Arms related. It has been suggested that International organisations, (such as the United Nations (UN)) should intervene in Syria’s internal conflict as they did with Libya. Reports have suggested that Syrian government forces are continually committing crimes against civilians.
The Syrian Government is an authoritarian style, all power is handed to the President and their family. Hafez el-Assad ruled Syria for 29 years under the Ba’ath Party regime and died in 2000.
Basher al-Assad was elected initially in 2000, although there were not any other candidates put forward, but was subsequently elected again in 2007, this was unopposed on both occasions. President Assad has been elected into power on two separate occasions. If President Assad’s government were to be overthrown, there currently isn’t in place another political party to provide a more desirable regime.
In March 2011, NATO (with the UN authority) launched military action in Libya to end the 42-year Gaddafi dictatorship. The UN could not witness the massacre of civilians and not take any relevant action. The removal of Gaddafi took 7 months. It has been highlighted that if the International community were to intervene with Syria, they would face greater challenges both politically and militarily, than they did in Libya. It is suggested that there would be little chance of forming a national government if Assad was removed, as there is such a large divide amongst the Syrian population. Syria has also recently upgraded its defence capabilities and the security forces are much stronger; the Syrian Army is estimated at 325’000. If the International community were to
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