Syria
In Crisis
Syrian forces are caught in the
middle of the war as rebel forces fight the government. The Syrian Crisis has been ever growing with
high intensity and scope. The UN has estimated over 100,000 dead or displaced
due to the civil war (nytimes.com). One of the Syrian government’s most
prominent intelligence officers, Maj. Gen. Jamea Jamea, was killed during
fighting in the eastern provincial capital of Deir al-Zour, Syrian rebels and
the state news media said on Friday as government warplanes bombed the city
after several days of fierce clashes. According to varying reports, the general
was killed either by a sniper’s bullet or in an explosion during an ambush. His
death helped rebels recapture some optimism after the fading of their hopes for
American military intervention and the eruption of infighting with jihadist
groups (nytimes.com).
War has, long lasting, multifaceted
effects on the environment. First, there
is the actual physical disruption to the landscape. Weapons used kills
wildlife, shatters soil systems, destroys plant life, and disrupts water flows,
leaving ecosystems in turmoil. Large numbers of refugees in an area leads to
deforestation (clearing of forests or trees) and erosion from the undue
pressure put on the resources of a local environment. For Syrians this is a
detrimental blow. As this war continues population rates change. This is due to
refugees fleeing the country and high mortality rates. If we want to see a
demographic transition to lower fertility and death rates, this war will have
to end at some point.
Erica Warren
11/5/13
1:30 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/19/world/middleeast/top-syrian-intelligence-officer-is-killed-in-fighting.html?ref=syria&_r=0
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