13 Major Facts About The War In Syria. The Genesis, The Exodus With No Foreseen Revelation

Here are some facts you must know about the genesis and the ongoing crisis in Syria. This worn torn nation has gradually graduated from a simple peaceful movement to a full scale war which seems to the pulling world powers into making a decision to avoid the risk of a full scale middle eastern war.

1. The Syrian uprising was initially peaceful and started as a simple demonstration , it wasn't too long before a matured war broke out.

2. It is highly believed that some factions of the rebels have close relationship with Al-Qaeda terrorist group

3.Civilians took up arms against the Government

4. Some Syrian top officials defected to the rebel faction

5.Western powers are very reluctant to help in the war over fears that their weaponry would fall into wrong hand like terrorist groups. Russian President Vladimir Putin  is not a fan of arming these rebels and has deeply expressed his fears over western sophisticated  weapons falling into the hands of wrong factions.

6. The Rebel group is called the Free Syrian Army

7. The are too many separate Militia factions in Syria. The Rebels do not operate on a central command. Efforts to centralize and unite these rebels have failed.

8. The driving factor that motivates the rebels is Islam. Their core belief for fighting the government solely rests upon their religion.

9. President Bashar Al-Assad would rather die than hand over power , or go on exile.

10. There are alot of Foreign fighters in Syria numbering from 2000- 5000 and not just the Syrian born fighters. Not all this non- citizens fight against the government of Syria. Hezbollah fights for Assad's regime.

11. It is estimated that rebel fighters number between 70,000 to 80,000. Syrian rebels have also been accused of inhuman abuses and also use of Chemical weapons.

12. The United States Promised weapons to the Syrian rebels in small arms variety but the rebels claim that they have still not received such weapon aid from USA

13. Estimated number of deaths since the start of the Syrian conflict: 100,000 and still counting according to the New York Times

A Strike On Syria Would Not Profit The United States- Iranian Leader

The dilemma and debate on if the United States should pay a combat role forwarded by President Obama,in bringing Syria back to a peaceful national state has drawn the opinion of the Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei  who said on Thursday that the United States has no right to make humanitarian claims over its push to attack Syria on the grounds of Chemical Weapons used by President Bashar al-Assad's government 

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei  further claimed  that the united states has a bad record if those claims are used, considering their reputation in Iraq. He also said:

"We believe that the Americans are committing a folly and mistake in Syria and will, accordingly, take the blow and definitely suffer," said Khamenei