Syria Case Study

Question 1

How is this related to Sovereignty?

Answer 1

✅ ISIS began seizing control of territory in Syria in 2013

Question 2

What happened after ISIS coordinated a series of terrorist attacks across Europe?

Answer 2

✅The US, UK and France, along with the support of Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other Arab partners expanded their air campaign in Iraq to include Syria
✅ Airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria

Question 3

When did the series of terrorist attacks across Europe that ISIS was responsible for occur?

Answer 3

✅ 2015

Question 4

What countries participated in the expansion of the air campaign to include Syria after ISIS coordinated a series of terrorist attacks across Europe?

Answer 4

✅ US 
✅ UK 
✅ France 
✅ Turkey 
✅ Saudi Arabia 
✅ Other Arab partners

Question 5

How many airstrikes did the US, UK and France conduct over Syria?

Answer 5

✅ 11,000

Question 6

What group did the U.S.-led coalition support?

Answer 6

✅ SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces)

Question 7

What was the SDF?

Answer 7

✅ Syrian Democratic Forces

✅ Military group led by Kurds from the Democratic Republic of Northern Syria together with other ethnic groups.

Question 8

What did the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS achieve?

Answer 8

✅ 98% of the territory formerly held by ISIS in Iraq and Syria reclaimed by Iraqi security forces and the SDF.

Question 9

What did the Syrian government achieve with Russian and Iranian support?

Answer 9

✅ Slowly regained control of territory from opposition forces, including the opposition’s stronghold in Aleppo in 2016.

Question 10

What was the ISIS regime condemned of?

Answer 10

✅ Accused of using chemical weapons numerous times over the course of the conflict
✅ Resulting in international condemnation in 2013, 2017, 2018.

Question 11

Where have opposition forces maintained only limited control?

Answer 11

✅ Northwestern Syria

✅ Iraqi - Syrian border