Syrian Civil War

The 2011 Arab Spring led to the _____________________________ in which President Bashar al-Assad trying to suppress the rebels began a proxy war.

• Syrian Civil War

• Yemen Civil War

• Libyan Civil War

• Somali Civil War

In the Syrian Civil War, ______________, Iran and the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah have supported the Baathist government (President Bashar al-Assad) against Sunni and Kurdish opposition forces.

• Russia

• Israel

• Iraq

• United States

In the Syrian Civil War, President Barack Obama initially assisted the _____________ opposition forces against the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.

• Sunni and Kurds

• Sunni and Shia

• Arab and Turk

• Jewish and Muslim

During the Trump Administration, US began to focus their energy in the Syrian Civil War in overthrowing _____________ rather than supporting rebel forces.

• ISIS

• Russia

• Iran

• Saudi Arabia

What type of illegal chemical warfare has United Nations documented the usage of in the Syrian Civil War?

• sarin gas

• chlorine gas

• mustard gas

• anthrax

The Syrian Civil War has led to one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world with nearly 7.5 million internally displaced people and 5 million registered ___________________.

• refugees

• casualties

• political defectors

• migrants

In 2011, the widespread protests and demonstrations throughout the Middle East leading to several civil wars became known as the ________________.

• Arab Spring

• b

The Syrian Civil War became a _________________ with the Syrian President receiving help from Russia and Iran.

• Proxy War

• b

During the Syrian Civil War, Iran began to support militant groups in Northern Iraq such as ________________ complicating US foreign policy in the Middle East.

• Hezbollah

• b

The Syrian Civil War has several well-documented cases of Human Rights Violations and the______________________has confirmed the illegal use of Sarin gas.

• United Nations

• b