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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
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Political analysis / report / article draft
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Summary
This document appears to be page 11 of a political analysis or report (possibly an article draft) discussing the geopolitical history of Syria. It details the pressures faced by the Assad regime from the US and France following the 2003 Iraq invasion and the 2005 Hariri assassination. It also recounts the 1982 Hama massacre under Hafez al-Assad and compares it to the sectarian tensions and protests faced by Bashar al-Assad approximately thirty years later. The document bears a House Oversight footer.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Rafik Hariri | Former Prime Minister (Lebanon) |
Assassinated in 2005, triggering the Lebanese crisis.
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| Hafez al-Assad | Former President of Syria |
Put down the Muslim Brothers insurrection in 1982 with great violence.
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| Bashar al-Assad | President of Syria |
Described as undergoing a 'harsh apprenticeship' and surviving regime-threatening crises.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| United States Government |
Invaded Iraq in 2003; pressured the Assad regime.
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| Muslim Brothers |
Launched attacks starting in 1977; called on people to join protests in the later timeline.
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| Ba'ath Party |
Officials killed by Muslim Brothers in Hama.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (indicated by footer).
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Timeline (4 events)
1977
Beginning of terrorist attacks by Muslim Brothers against the regime.
Syria
Muslim Brothers
Syrian Regime
1982
Massacres at Hama; Hafez al-Assad put down Muslim Brothers insurrection.
Hama, Syria
2005
Locations (6)
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Site of 2003 invasion and occupation.
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Primary subject of the analysis.
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Mentioned regarding foreign policy and pressure.
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Site of 2005 crisis; Syrian forces ousted from here.
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Pressured the Assad regime alongside the US.
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Central Syria; site of 1982 massacre.
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Relationships (2)
Bashar described as having crises 'much like those his father confronted in his time.'
US pressured Assad regime; neocons intended Syria as next target.
Key Quotes (3)
"The cry for freedom risks being drowned by sectarian strife."Source
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"Had the United States been successful in Iraq, Syria would have been the next target, as pro-Israel neocons, the main architects of the Iraq war, had intended."Source
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Quote #2
"Having to live and survive in a hostile environment inevitably conferred great powers on the security services, guardians of the regime -- to the increasing resentment of"Source
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Quote #3
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