POLI 341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Free Syrian Army, Arab Cold War, Al-Nusra Front
7 Jun 2019
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April 9, 2019 / the syrian civil war / lecture 24. Reminds us of original borders that were drawn under the terms of the sykes-picot agreement. Rooted in the history of the region but also at some level very arbitrary. In such a way that states in the me have been plagued with chronic fragility and depending on external actors, vulnerable to external attacks. Syrian civil war = cataclysmic (death toll) Probably not (guaranteed ongoing conflict in the region) Syrian government (assad regime) wants to stay in power: been in power since 1970s, objective: stay in power at any cost. : free syrian army, the nusra front) want to overthrow the government. Islamic state (is, isis, or isil) controls territory in syria and iraq wants to overthrow the government and set up a caliphate: isn"t going to happen, bloody and costly chapter in broader picture of syrian civil war.
