Interventions in Syria Crisis

1. US Intervention
• During the Syrian Civil War, which began
in 2011, the United States first supplied the
rebels with non-lethal aid (including food
rations and pickup trucks), but quickly
began providing training, cash, and
intelligence to selected Syrian rebel
commanders.
• In August ,21 2013, the United States
attributed a large-scale CW attack on the
Damascus suburb of Ghouta to the Syrian
government. President Obama requested
congressional approval of a limited
authorization for the use of military force to
respond.

2. • In August,2014 the United States began
airstrikes in neighboring Iraq to stop
the group’s territorial advance and
reduce the threat to U.S. personnel in
Iraq.
• In May, 2015 the United States began
training the first batch of recruits for
the Syria Train and Equip Program. The
program was designed to build a local
force capable of fighting the Islamic
State, protecting opposition-held areas,
and “promoting the conditions for a
negotiated settlement to end the conflict
in Syria.”

3. Russia intervention
• Russia has been an ally of Syria since
1956 and during the civil war it continued to
supply Bashar al-Assad’s government with
arms.
• In 2012 Russian Military Personnel was
manning anti-aircraft defenses.
• In 2013 Russia was reported of supplying
different aids to the Syrian government.
• In 2015 Russia started direct military
intervention consisting of air strikes against
ISIL, Al-Nusra Front and Ahrar ash-Sham.

4. Saudi Arabian intervention
• The Saudi Arabian involvement in the
Syrian War has involved the large-scale
supply of weapons and ammunition to
various rebel groups in Syria during
the Syrian Civil War
• The Financial Times reported in May 2013
that Saudi Arabia was becoming a larger
provider of arms to the various groups.
• Saudi Arabia has financed a large
purchase of infantry weapons, such as
Yugoslav-made recoilless guns and
the M79 Osa, an anti-tank weapon,
from Croatia via shipments shuttled
through Jordan.

5. Turkey intervention
• Previously Turkey had good relations with
Syria until 2011 when civil unrest did not
start in Syria.
• But now, along with Saudi Arabia, Qatar,
Turkey is also providing the Rebel groups
with arms.
• On 24 August 2016, the Turkish armed
forces began a declared direct military
intervention into Syria pursuing as targets
both ISIL and the Kurdish-aligned forces
in Syria.