The Syrian Government Of Syria - 1652 Words

The Syrian government is facing large opposition in its civil war; however, no single group seems able to truly contest the government, especially with the Russian government openly and actively supporting the al-Assad regime. The main pressure on the government of Syria is coming from native Syrians due to the events of the Arab Spring. The Assad regime held an authoritarian position over its people. Many Syrians protested this authoritarian government, and the Assad regime responded with violent force. This has caused a large split within the nation and has created many rebel groups intent upon overthrowing the Assad regime and establishing a democracy in Syria. The main belligerents against the Assad regime include the Free Syrian Army,†¦show more content†¦The group has been weakened due to the desertions as a result of low pay, poor conditions, and the fragmentation of the group (Lucente). Because of the decrease in force of the FSA and the support the Syrian government has from Russia, the remaining belligerents such as ISIS and the Syrian National Council will have a harder time as the government now has fewer sides to fight on. ISIS does present a fair amount of threat in the long term against the Syrian government because they control over a third of the territory in Syria. Furthermore, they control most of its oil and gas production. This allows ISIS to maintain their grip on their territory much easier even with the combined force of Russia and Syria against them. However this does not present as much of a threat as would seem given the amount of oil and gas that the Syrian government has lost with the territory simply because of the Russian involvement. The support that the Assad regime has from Russia will continuously make it incredibly hard for ISIS and other rebel groups to make a significant enough dent in the Syrian military to overthrow the government. Another significant problem facing the Syrian government and many surrounding states includes the refugee crisis that comes as a result of the fighting in the civil war. It has been estimated that more than four million Syrians have fled the country since the start of the conflict. Over seven million have been internally displaced within the country,