Syrian Conflict: Historical Trace and Its View
Since Dec. of 2010, there have been revolutionary social movements among Arab world. The occurrence of protests in Middle East and North Africa area is not a whole new phenomenon but persisting throughout ages. Basically, it happens on account of variety of factors such as political corruption, economic depression including unemployment, high food price and etc. accumulated on each Arab country. Therefore, it is difficult to assure what makes them to start it.
Syria, an Arab country also in the conflict, is located on very particular place in Western Asia; north of Arabian subcontinent, south of Anatolia, west of Mesopotamia, and at the easternmost point of Mediterranean Sea. Given its geopolitical significance, Syria has been a crossroad of cultures for a long time which means there have been lots of languages; Arabic, Aramic and Cherkess, peoples; Arab, Kurd, and other non-Arabs, and religions; Sunnite, Shia, Christian also Jewish. For that reason, Syria has numerous factors of stirring its inner strife up.
French Mandate Era and Alawi For a long time, Syria had been under the domination of Ottoman Empire. At that time, there was a system called ‘Millet’ which led to a quite peaceful coexistence between each religious group. After the Treaty of Sèvres (1920), Ottoman Empire lost control of Syria and an independent Arab Kingdom of Syria was established under King Faisal I, planning for pan-Arabian kingdom. However, his reign over Syria ended after only a few months, following the clash between his Syrian Arab forces and French forces at the Battle of Maysalun. French troops occupied Syria later that year after the League of Nations put Syria under French mandate.
The administrative system of the region under the French mandate was conducted through a few different territories; State of Aleppo, State of Damascus, Alawite State, Jabal al-Druze State, and Greater Lebanon, divided by the heterogeneous population; externally to give them local autonomy to
Syria, an Arab country also in the conflict, is located on very particular place in Western Asia; north of Arabian subcontinent, south of Anatolia, west of Mesopotamia, and at the easternmost point of Mediterranean Sea. Given its geopolitical significance, Syria has been a crossroad of cultures for a long time which means there have been lots of languages; Arabic, Aramic and Cherkess, peoples; Arab, Kurd, and other non-Arabs, and religions; Sunnite, Shia, Christian also Jewish. For that reason, Syria has numerous factors of stirring its inner strife up.
French Mandate Era and Alawi For a long time, Syria had been under the domination of Ottoman Empire. At that time, there was a system called ‘Millet’ which led to a quite peaceful coexistence between each religious group. After the Treaty of Sèvres (1920), Ottoman Empire lost control of Syria and an independent Arab Kingdom of Syria was established under King Faisal I, planning for pan-Arabian kingdom. However, his reign over Syria ended after only a few months, following the clash between his Syrian Arab forces and French forces at the Battle of Maysalun. French troops occupied Syria later that year after the League of Nations put Syria under French mandate.
The administrative system of the region under the French mandate was conducted through a few different territories; State of Aleppo, State of Damascus, Alawite State, Jabal al-Druze State, and Greater Lebanon, divided by the heterogeneous population; externally to give them local autonomy to