Syria is one of the countries that are most strategically situated in the world because it borders Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq to the north, west, southwest, south, and southeast respectively (George 56). The Syrian population was estimated at 22,457,336 as of July 2013. A third of this population is under 15 years of age, 3.9% is over 65 years, while 22.7% of the population are of median age. In terms of religion, 74% of the population is comprised of Sunni Muslims, 16% are Shia Muslims, while 10% of the population is made of Christians (iDMC and NRC par. 6). Syria got independence in 1946, complemented by a coup in 1949. Later, Hafez al-Assad self-declared himself as the President in 1971. He remained in this post until his death in 2000. The death of Hafel al-Assad ushered in the single party rule, making Syria a unitary state. The reins of power have remained in the hands of the Ba’ath Regional Branch party where the presidency is determined through a referendum, instead of democratic elections (Muir par. 3). The Syrian conflict is the armed conflict between the Ba’ath government loyalties and those who want to overthrow it. While the crisis is taking place in Syria, some spillover of the war has been witnessed in the neighboring countries. The conflict is said to have started on March 15 th 2011 with demonstrations in the country against the government. The protests constantly intensified with each day. The demonstrations stemmed from the Arab Spring wave that hit the North Africa and the Middle East region since 2010 (George 57). Syrian protestors claim that Al-Assad’s family has been in power for too long. President Bashar al-Assad succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad, in the year 2000 in the pretext of bringing reform to the already bad regime of his father. His father ruled with an iron fist as evidenced by the scores of instances of accusations of human rights abuse leveled against him (Human Rights Watch 555). Only a few transformations have been witnessed during President Assad’s reign, despite the claims that he would bring reforms. This is what triggered the protests against him and his regime (Muir par. 4). The protesters also want to bring the Ba’ath Party rule to an end. The party has held onto power since 1963. The current Syrian conflict has been increasing steadily in intensity, as well as its scope for over two years now. The conflict initially persisted beyond the threshold of one and half years before it was officially pronounced as a civil war by the Red Cross (Muir par 6). The United Nations estimates that approximately a hundred thousand lives have been lost as a result of this war, while millions of people have been displaced and fled the country (Bernard par. 19). The uprising was greatly spurred by the Arab uprising that had taken root beginning from Tunisia in December 2010. The Arab spring quickly spread to the rest of the Arab world. Revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt bore fruits by February 2011, while Libya staged its civil war (Human Rights Watch 555). Syrians complained about gross violations of human rights and widespread corruption in the executive and legislative arms of the government. The Bashar al-Assad’s supporters firmly back him. Among these are the minority Alawite who make up 12% of the Syrian population (George 58). Some of the minority Christians supported the