Pouring through Jazeera English articles and finding nothing positive. One may argue articles of the Demise of ISIS as it was formally known, is a good thing but a snuffed out life is still a life lost.
Syria in the west is seen as this hotbed of extremism and anti-American sentiment. Rather in the case of Syria its a struggle for survival. Individuals trapped between evils, The Assad regime or ISIS. If you chose neither then you chose violence from all parties. Are you a Kurd then you are gonna have an even worse time. Chose to join the FSA (Free Syrian Army)? You’ve just made yourself an enemy of Russia. Try and flee the world rejects you. What do you do when your government gasses you and your neighbors are beheading people and foreign governments do nothing but bomb you. This is Syria a prison no safe place, and no way out.
The article I’ve read and chose to focus on surrounds the chemical attack committed by the Syrian government on its own people last Saturday.
I’d say supposedly but even the U.S has accused them of the action already. The actions are atrocious and the idea of suffocating to death when you’re just trying to get through your day is debilitating.
The most interesting section of this article though brief is when Heather Nauery a State Department spokesman said via Twitter on Thursday;
“Russia is making the wrong choice by not exercising its unique influence. To allow [the] Syria regime to use chemical weapons against its own people is unconscionable. We will pursue accountability,”
I find this interesting because on the surface civilian level the Trump Administration has taken a very light hand approach to dealing with Russia, and so presumably this is an empty accusation. If Russia remains allied to Assad no real direct action will come via the U.S.
The whole Syria situation is just so deplorable and it’s not just local actors to blame but international this has been one of the most poorly taken care of conflicts in recent history.
“In conclusion”: I wish there was a conclusion to be talked about but this conflict is just continuing to with more war crimes and atrocities to come. I cant finish this post because this conflict isn’t finis…
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