The Syrian Civil War began in 2011 amid the Arab Spring protests against President Bashar al-Assad's authoritarian rule. As protests spread across Syria and demands for Assad's resignation grew, the conflict escalated and various armed opposition groups formed against Assad's government. Over time, the war grew increasingly complex as more foreign nations and militant groups intervened on both sides. Millions of Syrians have been displaced by the ongoing civil war and human rights violations have been committed by all sides in the prolonged conflict.

1. Syrian Civil War
Presented by: Eugene Javillonar

3. BACKGROUND/CONTEXT

5. RISE OF THE SINGLE PARTYRISE OF THE SINGLE PARTY

6. The Syrian
Regional
Branch Gov’t
•Dominant
political
authority
•Syria: Single-
party State
The Syrian
Regional
Branch Gov’t
•Dominant
political
authority
•Syria: Single-
party State
Rise of the Damascus Spring
•Between July 2000 –August 2001
•Intense social and political Debate
•Ended when its leaders were
Arrested
Hafez to Bashar al-Assad

7. Population
Demography
Alawi
Domination
Assad
Part of Shi’ite
Islam

10. Human RightsHuman Rights

11. • ARAB SPRING
• December 2010
• Mass anti-
Government protests
began in Tunisia
• Spread across the
ARAB World
• February 2011
• The revolutions of
Tunisia and Egypt,
Libya began its own
Civil War

12. • The Demand for the
Resignation of
President Bashar al-
Assad
• (Family held
Presidency in
Syria since 1971)
• As well as the End of
the Arab Socialist
Ba’ath Party
• Revolutionary
Wave of
Demonstrations
and Protests
• Began Dec. 18,
2010 (Tunisia)
• Believed to have
been caused by
dissatisfaction w/
local governments

13. Emergence of Independent
Conflict Groups

14. Shabiha

15. Free Syrian Army

16. Harati

18. Leader: Hassan Nasrallah

19. Political Groups involved
• Formed Aug. 23,
2011
• Based in Turkey
• Has links to FSA
• Later formed the
Syrian National
Coaltion
• A Syrian bloc of
13 left-wing
parties
• In between SNC
and pro-gov’t
• Leftist
• A Syrian bloc of
13 left-wing
parties
• In between SNC
and pro-gov’t
• Leftist

20. International Reaction and Actors

21. Both Nations will convene in
the G8 summit to share their
interest in stopping the
violence

24. Human Rights Violations

25. • Update:
• 458,837 in
Turkey
• 714,069 in
Lebanon
• 160,082 in
Iraq
• 500,579 in
Jordan
• 110,569 in
Egypt

26. Refugees