World War Stories - What happen to Syria right now is something that happened during the early stages of the Libyan Revolution against the Government of Gaddafi. Demonstrations struck the streets of Syria the government forces tries to disperse the protesters but it resulted to arrest,injuries and the worst deaths.
We may be far from Syria - but hearing the reports and watching the videos make us feel uncomfortable, people are dying and hungry. It is very sad to watch reports of innocent civilians killed by the shelling made by the Government forces. So Why the people are protesting?
According to http://www.thedailybeast.com
"Religion is a complicated proposition in the country: Most Syrians are Sunni, but Syrian President Bashar al-AssadAssad and many leaders in the government are Alawites, members of an esoteric Shiite sect, and they have ties to the Shiite regime in Iran, funneling weapons to Hezbollah on its behalf. They haven't been kind to Islamists in their own country, launching a huge 1982 assault on members of the Muslim Brotherhood, who were revolting in the city of Hamah; between 10,000 and 30,000 people were killed. But despite the repressive regime and disdain for Islamists, the president isn't a hated figure like Hosni Mubarak was in Egypt. "Assad is not universally reviled, and actually he's pretty well-liked," Lesch says. "You won't see any WikiLeaks reports detailing his extravagant lifestyle, because he doesn't have one." And Assad has managed to keep Syria relatively stable—even though it's perched precariously between Lebanon and Iraq—and has pursued some economic reforms."
We may be far from Syria - but hearing the reports and watching the videos make us feel uncomfortable, people are dying and hungry. It is very sad to watch reports of innocent civilians killed by the shelling made by the Government forces. So Why the people are protesting?
According to http://www.thedailybeast.com
"Religion is a complicated proposition in the country: Most Syrians are Sunni, but Syrian President Bashar al-AssadAssad and many leaders in the government are Alawites, members of an esoteric Shiite sect, and they have ties to the Shiite regime in Iran, funneling weapons to Hezbollah on its behalf. They haven't been kind to Islamists in their own country, launching a huge 1982 assault on members of the Muslim Brotherhood, who were revolting in the city of Hamah; between 10,000 and 30,000 people were killed. But despite the repressive regime and disdain for Islamists, the president isn't a hated figure like Hosni Mubarak was in Egypt. "Assad is not universally reviled, and actually he's pretty well-liked," Lesch says. "You won't see any WikiLeaks reports detailing his extravagant lifestyle, because he doesn't have one." And Assad has managed to keep Syria relatively stable—even though it's perched precariously between Lebanon and Iraq—and has pursued some economic reforms."
