Genocide In Syria

“Genocide is not just a numbers game, but a crime of intent”(Harvey). The Assad Regime is trying to eliminate everyone who doesn’t have the same beliefs as them (the Sunnis) and this is a very serious topic, and something needs to be done about it because it is the cause of many deaths, it is destroying the country, and it is something that is happening and will happen time and time again. This paper will cover the genocide that is happening in Syria, it will state why it is happening and who is doing it, what are the acts of genocide is happening, and the long and short term effects that genocide causing in Syria. The first topic that will covered will be why are these actions are taking place in Syria. According to United to End Genocide, “[t]he Syrian crisis began in early 2011 when Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began a brutal crackdown on the growing peaceful protests through out the country.” This “brutal crackdown” was made possible with the use of tanks, helicopters and artillery, as well as torture and killing of children. To retaliate, the Sunnis, who were protesting about Bashar al-Assad being in office, as they wanted to “overthrow the Alawite Assad Regime and to create a Sunni Arab nation in its place”, armed themselves to fight
Some examples of long term impacts would be, that the victims of the genocide have to go to refugee camps. Victim’s family members are being killed, they are having to leave the country, and some of them don’t make it, they die on the way there. An example of a short term impact of the genocide would be the humanitarian agencies not having access to the people who depend on them. As for the United States, to help the victims of the genocide, they are providing “weapons, financial support, and some training” to the “rebel groups”, who are against Assad (Gill). Also, as mentioned before, this genocide in Syria is still on