Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Syria

I don't believe that the conflict in Syria is legally considered a genocide.  The government in Syria is mostly concerned with protesters and rebels in Syria.  Though civilians ave been killed by Syrian soldiers, they are mostly protesters and anti-Assad rebels.  In most cases, the killing of a specific group would be considered to be a genocide.  However, the killing of political groups is not legally considered to be a genocide.  Since the majority of people killed in Syria are protestors, defectors, and anti-Assad rebels, the murders are being committed for political reasons, and cannot be considered an act of genocide.

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