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Middle East: The Syrian War

Hello again! In this post, I will be touching on one of the largest international issues our decade has faced that is vital to your understanding of the Middle East: the Syrian War.

 First, please take a quick look through some amazing resources from BBC to expand your historical knowledge on the topic before looking at the recent article that I will be discussing.

 Here are some great resources:

 Country Profile:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14703856

 Timeline:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14703995

 Why is there a war?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35806229

 Syria's Bloodiest Days of War:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-18255521

 How the war has persisted and spread:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28850956

 After looking at these articles, I would now encourage you to look at this article from 24 January 2018 which highlights a US airstrike on IS headquarters that killed 150 militants:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42802151

 While in the article and from the US statements the airstrike seemed to be very successful, Maj Gen James Jarrard, a commander of special operations for the coalition, stated that "The strikes underscore our assertion that the fight to liberate Syria is far from over."
In your responses to this post, I would really like this to be the start of forming policy on where your country lies with the Syrian conflict. What has the international community done that is successful? What hasn't been successful? What steps should the international community take moving forward with the Syrian War?
Please give a response to the US airstrike as if this was a crisis presented in committee and how your country would react to this occurrence. Also, please feel free to reply to your fellow delegates' responses and start forming some groups with similar policy that you can look forward to caucusing with come conference time!!!
~SO MUCH EXCITE~SO LITTLE TIME~


-Chelsea

Comments

  1. Brynn KMarch 2, 2018 at 10:19 AM

    The US commends the efforts by the Syrian rebels fighting the jihadist group Islamic State, and fully supports the fight against the radical islamic terrorists. Based off of recent strikes, the U.S. is willing to continue funding the Kurdish groups that are willing to fight these terrorists. The U.S. would also like to continue funding groups, like the Syrian Democratic Forces. However, we would like to reiterate that we will not provoke or attack the pro-government forces, unless directly attacked by their actions; and remind other nations to be cautious of how much they intervene in this war.

    -USA

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