https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj Made with serendipity en-us 2017-11-10 14:34:27 UTC 2017-11-18 15:28:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/137078301/f6eadad3477b9c01bf4795f8e998c28b/unnamed.png cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205928380 Assad’s father (Hafez) subdued Muslim Brotherhood uprising in early 1980s through counterinsurgency

• Relied on 3 strategies
  • Deploying most trusted military groups
  • Raising pro-regime militias
  • Using forces to clear insurgents

]]> 2017-11-11 22:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205928380 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205928632 Attempted unsuccessfully to apply fathers strategies in 2011-2012]]> 2017-11-11 22:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205928632 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205928695 Bashar al-Assad relied on counterinsurgency for first year of conflict

• Failed to put down revolution in 2011 accelerating descent into civil war

]]> 2017-11-11 22:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205928695 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205928730 Reliance on small core of trusted military units limited ability to control all of Syria
Could not use all of his forces

]]> 2017-11-11 22:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205928730 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205928946 Employed artillery, air power, bulldozers, sectarian massacres, and ballistic missiles to force Syrian population out of insurgent held areas.]]> 2017-11-11 22:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205928946 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205929864 Killed over 80 people in a alleged chemical attack]]> 2017-11-11 23:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205929864 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205929947 Four boys were tortured and electrocuted for writing "your next assad" on wall]]> 2017-11-11 23:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205929947 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205931518 People protested for the boys and the government treated it as a riot with teargas and fire from planes and soldiers]]> 2017-11-12 00:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205931518 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205931670 Lack of freedom started civil war]]> 2017-11-12 00:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205931670 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205932361 http://www.understandingwar.org/report/assad-regime]]> 2017-11-12 00:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205932361 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205932366 "Syria chemical 'attack': What we know." BBC News. April 26, 2017. Accessed September 12, 2017. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39500947.]]> 2017-11-12 00:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205932366 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205932367 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/05/syria-civil-war-explained-160505084119966.html#why_fighting_Syria]]> 2017-11-12 00:29:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205932367 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205932555 https://www.biography.com/people/bashar-al-assad-20878575]]> 2017-11-12 00:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/205932555 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206235489 Born September 11, 1965]]> 2017-11-13 14:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206235489 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206235807 Followed in the footsteps of his father]]> 2017-11-13 14:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206235807 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206237039 Second son of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad, and his wife, Anisa]]> 2017-11-13 14:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206237039 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206237631 Hafez rose through the military to become president in 1970]]> 2017-11-13 14:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206237631 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206238912 Grew up quiet, and learned to speak fluent french and english. Went on to study medicine]]> 2017-11-13 14:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206238912 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206240011 Brother was supposed to be president, but died in an automobile accident ]]> 2017-11-13 14:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206240011 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206241141 Hafez died on June 10, 2000, and Syrian Parliament voted to lower the minimum age for presidency from 40 to 34 so Bashar was eligible]]> 2017-11-13 14:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206241141 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206242420 Stated that democracy was good, and seemed eager to move Syria to computer technology of 21st century]]> 2017-11-13 14:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206242420 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206246143 Economy was in bad shape when Bashar took over, but was starting to get computer technology ]]> 2017-11-13 14:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206246143 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206248009 Confronted with many issues of international affairs, relationship with israeli, military occupation in Lebanon, tensions with Turkey, ETC.]]> 2017-11-13 14:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206248009 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206249900 Suspect to have been apart of the assassination of former Lebanese former premier Rafik Hariri which started uprising in Lebanon]]> 2017-11-13 14:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206249900 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206251849 Despite his promises not much changed]]> 2017-11-13 14:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206251849 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206265565 2006 expanded travel ban, not letting many people leave or enter]]> 2017-11-13 14:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206265565 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206266114 2007 Syrian Parliament passed a law requiring all comments on chat forums to be posted publicly.]]> 2017-11-13 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206266114 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206267065 2008, and again in 2011, social media sites such as YouTube and Facebook were blocked]]> 2017-11-13 14:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206267065 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206267801 Political opponents of Bashar al-Assad are routinely tortured, imprisoned and killed]]> 2017-11-13 14:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206267801 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206268298 Protest began in Syria on January 26, 2011 demanding political reforms]]> 2017-11-13 14:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206268298 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206269822 Government didn't act and protest spread]]> 2017-11-13 15:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206269822 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206533065 May 2011, Syrian military responded with violent crackdowns]]> 2017-11-14 00:29:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206533065 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206533154 Bashar promised new parliamentary elections, but no change came]]> 2017-11-14 00:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206533154 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206534416 Protests continued]]> 2017-11-14 00:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206534416 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206534451 By Fall 2011 countries were calling for Bashar's resignation]]> 2017-11-14 00:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206534451 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206535363 By January 2012, more than 5,000 civilians were killed by Syrian militia and 1,000 people killed  by anti regime forces ]]> 2017-11-14 00:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206535363 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206536498 August 2013, Bashar came under fire from leaders around the world for using chemical weapons against civilians]]> 2017-11-14 00:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206536498 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206537779 By February 2016, estimated 470,000 deaths, and millions of refugees]]> 2017-11-14 00:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206537779 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206538283 April 2017, another round of chemical weapons was dropped on citizens]]> 2017-11-14 01:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/206538283 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/207282684 http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/elibweb/elib/do/document?urn=urn:bigchalk:US;BCLib;document;130068132]]> 2017-11-15 16:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/207282684 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/207511208 Conflict turned into an official state of civil war in 2011 by UN]]> 2017-11-16 03:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/v9xwleq8xioj/wish/207511208