Syria Flashcards
Why were there many popular protests all over the middle east?
The people no longer tolerated non-democratic rule (military dictatorships and autocrats)
When were the many popular peotests over the middle east?
2010 and 2011
What was syria’s reaction to the popular protests and what did it cause?
Syria tries to suppress the protests, leading to violence against normal syrian people and eventually a civil war
When did the civil war start?
2012
Who is the government run by?
President Bashar Al-Assad
What was the original resistence named?
The Free Syrian Army
How did the syrian protest begin?
In 2011 because 15 school children had been arrested - and reportedly tortured - for writing anti-government graffiti on a wall
What were the original protests about?
Freedom of speach, democracy and the children’s release
