There certainly is a crisis in Syria -- people dead by the tens of thousands, people wounded and getting no medical help, people starving, people trying to flee with no place to go.
The Syrian crisis
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THE so-called Islamic State has sparked deep anxieties across the world, particularly after terrorist attacks in Europe, vanquishing of state armies in the Middle East, institutionalisation of slavery, targeting of minorities and destruction of historic Palmyra. The IS has established a beachhead in Libya which it claims could outlast its ‘caliphate’ in Syria and Iraq.
The IS is an unprecedented threat owing to the success of its recruitment campaign; militant groups throughout Asia have pledged their allegiance, and thousands of youths from across the globe have joined their ranks. It is also the world’s wealthiest terrorist organisation with an estimated budget of $400-500m from oil and tax collections and ransoms amounting to over $1bn.
The IS has its origins in the Syrian crisis which began in 2011, when Assad clamped down on dissent, causing a civil war in which more than 250,000 people have been killed, six million have fled, and losses amount to $290bn.
Despite all this, and knowing the fates of other dictators, Assad has no intention of relinquishing his power.
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The Syrian crisis
FROM THE NEWSPAPER — PUBLISHED 2 DAYS AGO
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PRINTTHE so-called Islamic State has sparked deep anxieties across the world, particularly after terrorist attacks in Europe, vanquishing of state armies in the Middle East, institutionalisation of slavery, targeting of minorities and destruction of historic Palmyra. The IS has established a beachhead in Libya which it claims could outlast its ‘caliphate’ in Syria and Iraq.
The IS is an unprecedented threat owing to the success of its recruitment campaign; militant groups throughout Asia have pledged their allegiance, and thousands of youths from across the globe have joined their ranks. It is also the world’s wealthiest terrorist organisation with an estimated budget of $400-500m from oil and tax collections and ransoms amounting to over $1bn.
The IS has its origins in the Syrian crisis which began in 2011, when Assad clamped down on dissent, causing a civil war in which more than 250,000 people have been killed, six million have fled, and losses amount to $290bn.
Despite all this, and knowing the fates of other dictators, Assad has no intention of relinquishing his power.
Continue reading at:
The Syrian crisis - Newspaper - DAWN.COM
