When the uprising started in Syria along with the Arab Spring, I had supported that. But soon that uprising turned into a sectarian fight between Shi’a and Sunni and Free Syrian Army was formed. There were full support, both morally and materially, by the USA government for the FSA. In the masjeed and other places the support for the rebel’s were pouring. Though I had supported the oppositions against the Asad regime but I increasingly felt discomfort as the protest turned violent and specially the Shi’a-Sunni division was at its forefront. Bashar Al-Asad is a blood thirsty brutal dictator, there is no doubt about it. He has killed hundreds of thousands of civilians indiscriminately, that is all in record. Now there’s no turn away from the rebel to fight against the Asad regime, as it is a full fledged civil war. I was always thinking- couldn’t the Syrian keep their uprising for democracy non-violent? Couldn’t they not turn their legitimate struggle into sectarian civil war? I am not very knowledgeable about Syrian society however I think that non-violent movement could’ve been a better option for them and for any country struggling for democratic rights. Civil rights struggles gain more legitimacy when done in a non-violent way.
The latest spin in the Syrian war: Turkey is invading deep into Syria to fight Kurds. Turkey may have legitimate reason to fight Kurds but this is no way should be labeled as Turkey is doing it for Muslims or Syrians. This is entirely done for the stability of the state of Turkey. I respect Turkey’s concern about its stability but what Turkey is doing in Syria is illegitimate and dangerous. We should all be mindful that in this invasion by Turkey whoever are dying, they are all Muslims: they may be Sunni, Shi’a or Kurds.
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