Crisis+in+Syria,+Is+it+War?

__**The Crisis (Civil War) in Syria by Jay Jennings**__ =__**Thesis:**__ ** The Syria conflict is an ongoing conflict that will only get worse and may turn into civil war if the problem is not resolved. **=

This is a picture representing how the people in Syria do not like the current president, Bashar al-Assad

Most of the people in Syria, like this young man, want to grow up in peace and have freedom.

This is the streets of the Syria city Idlib where there are many shootings and violence. This is the president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, and most Syria people say they will stop the violence if he steps down.

This is a more recet picture of Syria, and in this picture the president is trying to resolve the problem, as the fear of Civil War increases.

__**Timeline**__
 * __**March 15, 2011**__ - Youths were arrested in Daraa for writing graffiti telling the president to step down.
 * __**March 18, 2011**__ - The first outbreak of violence occured when the security brutally beat the crowd, town of Daraa was closed off.
 * __**March 25, 2011**__ - Troops open fire and guns and weapons are brought, causing more uprising and deaths.
 * __**August 18, 2011**__ - United States, Britian, France and Germany demand Assad to resign.
 * __**November 8, 2011**__ - The amount of deaths is at 3,500 due to the uprising.
 * __**December 23, 2011**__ - The first suicide attack took place, killing 44 people, raising the amount of deaths to 5,000.
 * __**February 26, 2012**__ - Syria held a referendum about a new constitution, and the deaths passed 8,000.
 * __**March 15, 2012**__ - The first anniversary of the chaos, and thousands protested while there were tanks and snipers present. 8,000 were killed in the crackdown.

__**Summary**__

The uprising in Syria was caused by protesters and people writing graffiti about al-Assad. The government took the wrong approach, and they brutally beat the protesters right away, and from there on out it hass been a crisis. Since it started, there has not been a day were no one was killed. The amount of deaths keeps rising, and it does not look like it is getting much better. The people of Syria say they will not stop until the president steps down, and they have kept there word. It is a conflict between the civilians and the government and security. Almost all of the deaths have been civilians, and the fear of civil war is frightening, it may start soon if none of this is resolved. Other countries in the UN (United Nations) have got slightly invlolved, but have not been a factor to help so they have chosen to stay out of it. To get out of this long lasting conflict, it might take external forces like the United States to solve this crisis at once, before a civil war breaks out.

__**Video**__ __**[]**__ __**Check for Understanding**__ __**1. What caused the outbreak and violence?**__ A.) A bombing that killed the president. B.) Graffitti about president and strong responce by government. C.) The taxes were too high.

__**2. What was the governments responce to the protesters?**__ A.) They brutally beat them and arrested many. B.) They peacefully tried to resolve the problem. C.) They did not do anything.

__**3. What will breakout soon if the problem is not resolved?**__ A.) A nuclear was between Syria and the US. B.) A war between them and Pakistan that has been brewing for a long time. C.) A civil war will break in Syria.