The Syrian people have been embroiled in a never ending violence ever since Arab Spring protests began in their country four years ago. Nevertheless the plight people of Syria are facing was further highlighted when the photographs of the body of a two year old boy lying face-down on a beach near Turkish resort of Bodrum were released on internet. As it turned out he was one of at least 12 Syrians who drowned attempting to reach Greece.
Syria
Sunni Victories in Iraq and Syria
An Iranian sponsored sectarian army comprising of Al Qods Brigades, Shiite militias and Iraqi security personnel numbering nearly 12 000 has been beaten back with heavy casualties as it tried to advance on the Sunni city of Ramadi. The Islamic State captured Ramadi from the Iraqi Army when the latter fled in May this year. It remains the militant group’s most stunning success of late. Ramadi, the capital of the Sunni dominated central province of Anbar lies on a strategic location 110 km west of the capital Baghdad and sustained control of the city means Baghdad remains a potential target for the Salafi Jihadists.
Jordan’s King Abdullah To Bomb ISIS In Syria… Personally
There might have been a time when global leaders had the audacity to lead their nations from the front, be it at war or any other crises; but with the ascent of the modern day politician that all soon faded away.