The US military is busy stopping ISIS in Syria. ISIS captured large areas of Syria in 2014.
America has attacked the bases of terrorist groups associated with the Syrian Islamic State and Al-Qaeda. 37 terrorists were killed. The U.S. military said Sunday it conducted operations in Syria on two separate days.
According to the US Central Command, on September 16, an airstrike was carried out against an ISIS training center in central Syria. 28 terrorists were killed. After that, the US military attacked northwest Syria on September 24, during which 9 terrorists from the Al-Qaeda group were killed.
The identity of a terrorist killed on September 24 has also been revealed. According to the US military, “Abd-al-Rauf”, one of the main leaders of Hurras al-Din associated with the Al-Qaeda organization, was killed in the attack. He oversaw military operations in Syria.
The United States attacked several Iranian targets in Syria in February.
Syria is a predominantly Muslim country with 74% Sunnis and 10% Shiites. Despite a very small population, Syria is ruled by Shiite leader Bashar al-Assad. A conflict broke out in Syria in 2011 to remove Bashar. But they still remain in power. But the country had to pay a heavy price for this situation.
Despite Syria’s majority Sunni population, how was a Shiite leader captured? We will know more about why there has been conflict in Syria for 13 years.
According to Voice of America, a coup d’état took place in Syria in February 1966. At that time, the commander of the Syrian Air Force Hafiz As Assad was also involved in this matter. After the coup, Hafiz was appointed Syria’s defense minister.
Four years later, in 1970, Hafez Assad led another coup and replaced President Salah Hadid. Hafiz Assad eliminated all other parties except the Baath Party. He had his opponents killed and selectively put Shiites in power.
Hafiz Assad ruled Syria for almost three decades.
According to the Middle East Eye report, Hafiz Assad has built better relations with Russia. Hafiz supported Iran in the war against Iraq in 1981 and established better relations with Iran. Hafiz Assad died in 2000, after which he was succeeded by his son Bashar al-Assad.
The Arab Spring has also reached Syria, the president insisted strictly In 2011, an anti-government wave broke out in Arab countries. It reached Syria in March 2011. The predominantly Sunni population began to demonstrate to oust Bashar al-Assad from power. Bashar al-Assad ordered security forces to suppress peaceful protests, but they did not stop.
Many Syrian army soldiers joined the protesters and launched a campaign to remove Basad. Angered by this, the Syrian president took the tanks into the streets. They dropped bombs and used chemical weapons on people in their own country.
The Syrian government is accused of attacking its own citizens with chemical weapons.
The organization formed against the Syrian government gained the support of Sunni countries Sunni fighters formed the Free Syrian Army (FRA) to remove President Assad. According to Al Jazeera’s report, the ARF has gained support from many Sunni countries, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The FRA has also benefited from the support of terrorist organizations such as Hamas. They helped the FRA by providing them with money and weapons.
Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) fighters from Iraq have also reached Syria to oust the Sunni government from Syria. Now the name of the ISI has been changed to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Civil war broke out in Syria after being gripped by fighting on different fronts.
Russia and America also entered the war in Syria According to Al Jazeera, a few years later, America also entered the war in Syria in the name of defeating ISIS. America has deployed 2,000 troops to Syria. The US military began dropping missiles on ISIS positions.
After being surrounded on several fronts and losing many cities, Bashar al-Assad requested help from Russia. Russia landed its army in Syria and established its base there. As a Shiite country, Iran was already helping the Syrian government. At the request of Iran, Lebanese Hezbollah fighters also came to support Bashar al-Assad.
Fighting began on several fronts in Syria, Kurds also formed an army Fighting raged on all sides in Syria. A large part of the Kurdish community lives in the northeastern region of Syria. The Kurds also benefited from this protest. At the instigation of the United States, 50,000 Kurdish fighters together formed the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in October 2015.
The SDF launched a guerrilla war against the government to create a separate country, “Kurdistan”. Turkey also has a large Kurdish community. The Turkish government did not want the Kurdish community to become stronger, which would also lead to protests in their country. So Turkey entered Syria and began targeting the SDF.
Many Kurdish areas of Syria are occupied by the Syrian Democratic Forces.
Rebels seize many areas in Syria According to the BBC, countries like Russia, America, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Israel and Turkey support each other in Syria taking into account their own interests. Most areas of Syria are still controlled by rebels, jihadists and Kurds.
According to United Nations data, more than 3,000,000 people have been killed in Syria since 2011. Around 7 million people have left Syria and emigrated to other countries.
Why are American troops still present in Syria? America declared in 2019 that it would withdraw from Syria and would not support the Kurds. According to a BBC report, around 900 American troops are still deployed. America says it’s fighting ISIS here. The Assad government claims that the US military, with the help of Kurdish forces, is occupying its oil fields and making money by selling oil.
Even if America denies it. According to a BBC report, Syria has reserves of around 2.5 billion barrels of oil. This is quite low compared to other Arab countries but it plays an important role in the country’s economy. Many oil wells in Syria are under the control of local Kurdish forces.