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Syria Cilvil War

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CIVIL WAR IN SYRIA

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STRUCTURE

  • Assad family
  • Repression
  • First riots
  • Reaction from foreign countrys
  • Current situation

STRUCTURE

  • Conclusion
  • Sources

ASSAD FAMILY

  • Hafiz al-Assad was president for 30 years
  • modernized the land
  • oppressed the citiziens for years
  • after he died his son became the new president
  • Baschar al-Assad promised he would lead Syria more liberal

REPRESSION

REPRESSION

  • Alawites controlled the country since the 70's
  • the Assad family were Alawites
  • Hafiz privileged them
  • stamped down everyone who questioned them
  • occupyed public dutys with Alawites

FIRST RIOTS

  • arabic spring 2010 in Egypt, Tunesia and Lybia
  • students sprayed: 'The people want the regime to fall.'
  • first peaceful protests against the imprisonment of the kids
  • 18.05.2010 - first protests against Assad started
  • 5 people were killed, 100s were injured

FIRST RIOTS

  • Assad passed laws to calm the syrians

REACTION FROM FOREIGN COUNTRYS

  • Iran provides military funds to Assad
  • Turkey and Great Britain helping rebels with weapons
  • foreign countrys didn't encroach until the usage of chemical weapons
  • afraid that the war would spread

CURRENT SITUATION

  • rebels are maltreating, kidnapping and killing citizens
  • military and devotees of Assad have halved since 2011
  • agricultural and industrial production is standings still

CONCLUSION

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