Syrian Refugees Research Paper

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A refugee is defined as a person who is forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster. In the summer of 2015 Europe experienced the highest influx of refugee’s since WW2.. WHY? Becuase syria has become the top source of refugees. Since the 1960’s, Syria has been led by the Al-Assad family who have ruled Syria as quasi-dictators until the Arab spring happened in 2011, a revolutionary wave of protests and conflicts in the Arab world that toppled many authritarian regime, but the Assads refused to step down and started a brutal civil war. The brutal civil war against a mad dictator has caused four million people to flee Syria. The syrian population was trapped between the regime, rebel groups and the religious …show more content…

Aamir lived in a home in Damascus with his wife, their children, his parents, siblings and their family before he arrived in Bangkok two years ago with his wife and two kids. Aamir explained tht in 2012 during the Ramadan period, gun fire was a regular occurance and many were too affraid to even enter the streets. During these times Aamir didn’t leave his house for many days that it lead to a point of them being left with no food. He left the house one day to purchase groceries for his family where he was approached by the Freedom Army for recruitment. He declined to which they responded with the following words, “the next time we see you, either take your gun and stand beside us or you find someone to take your body.” Panicked, Aamir and his family left for Thailand. They were they with no visa. They faced two problems. The first being that if they were caught, they could get arrested and thrown into jail and the second being they were unable to support themselves financially. Aamir and his family eventually received refugee status and are now able to live a free and peaceful …show more content…

Al-assad has blamed the refugee crisis on Western’s support for terrorists, as people fleeing the countries civil war, travel towards the European Union. Al-assad feels that the core of the whole issue regarding the refugee crisis is the fact the Western Nations are supporting terrotists and terrorism. Al- assad has said that he feels that European Nation should be held accountable for the crisis. "Europe is responsible because it supported terrorism," said Al-assad. "Can you feel sad for a child's death in the sea and not for thousands of children who have been killed by the terrorists in Syria?" al-Assad said, referring to images of a dead Syrian boy that shocked the world. "And also for men, women, and the elderly? These European double standards are no longer acceptable."

Al-assad is not taking the blame for the refugee crisis and is constantly putting the blame on other as well as other nations. However, part of the uprising and the spring of terrorist organisations including ISIS is owing to the fact that the Al-assad family will not give up their leadership positions regardless the state of which their countries are

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