SYRIAN GOVERNMENT
BACKGROUND INFORMATI ON
The Syrian government
is a country that was
founded in 1920, on
October 3rd and used to
be under French
control/occupation until 1946. With a series of
coups and coup attempts from 1946 till 1971,
the country had no real stability until Hafez AlAssad started to seize control in 1970-1971.
The Syrian government is controlled by a small
Alawite group; who are minorities in the
country. Syria has a diverse populous which
consists out of Sunni (70%) and Shia/Alawites
(12) Muslims, Kurds (7-10%), Turkmen,
Assyrian and Druze communities. There was a
strong sectarian division between these groups
and it is one of the reasons why and how certain
militias are formed.
LEADERSHIP
Bashar Al- Assad:
President of Syria and
currently the highest
authority in the Syrian
government. In addition
to this, the president also functions as the
commander-in-chief of the Syrian armed
forces.
IDEOLOGY & GOALS
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The ones in power within the Syrian
government are virtually all Alawites.
The goal of the Syrian government is to
once more, reunite Syria under their
control.
RESOURCES
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The Syrian Armed Forces has lost many
soldiers during the civil war, either due
to defection or death.
Possession and usage of chlorine based
chemical weapons.
Active frontline personnel: 180,000 (Army, Navy
and Air Force) Total forces with the aid of other
groups such as Hezbollah, Iranian forces, and
military police is unknown.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
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One can see the government controlled
areas in red.
TARGETS & TACTICS
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The Syrian government targets civilians
in order to make insurgent groups lose
the populations trust in protecting them.
ATTACKS
1. December 22, 2016: Syrian government
and allies push out rebels out of EastAleppo.
2. The Syrian government is active
throughout the entire country.
LINKAGES
Allies
Antagonists
Iran
IS
Hezbollah
Free Syrian Army
Russia
Various other
insurgency and
terrorist groups
Various smaller
militias
Received allot of
pressure from Western
countries in response
to the use of chemical
weapons
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