9 th Grade Syrian Project

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ARTICLES: General Issues surrounding the Syrian Conflict

Abdul-Hussain, Hussain. On the Origin of ISIS: Why has a terrorist state blossomed in Syria
and Iraq? The Weekly Standard. The Weekly Standard, Sept 8, 2014. Web. 21 Oct
2014. http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/origin-isis_804002.html

Ahuja, Masuma. "Syria: What You Need to Know about the Conflict (Posted 2013-08-29
21:56:53)." The Washington Post Aug 29 2013. ProQuest. Web. 20 Oct. 2014 .
http://search.proquest.com/docview/1428727224/A46F8CC7AE884CA6PQ/2?accountid
=415

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Almond, Kyle. Syria explained: what you need to know. CNN. CNN, 2012. Web. 13 Jan
2014. http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/24/world/meast/syria-101/

Ajami, Fouad. "The Lost Bequest of Hafez Assad." Newsweek Jan 30 2012. ProQuest Research
Library. Web. 2 Oct. 2012 .
http://search.proquest.com/docview/918653581/139882E6637633842E8/3?accountid=415.
[Review of the house of Assad and their treatment of the Syrian people]
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"The Country Formerly Known as Syria; Syria's Civil War." The Economist Feb 23 2013: 25-6.
ProQuest. Web. 21 Oct. 2014 .
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Enders, D. (2013, Jan 07). UN estimate of Syria death toll highlights discrepancies in casualty
reporting. The Christian Science Monitor Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/1267129447?accountid=415

The faces of Syria's rebel fighters are getting younger. By Los Angeles Times, adapted by
Newsela staff. Newsela, Sept 30, 2014. Web. 21 Oct 2014.
https://newsela.com/articles/child-rebels/id/5282/
[Note: this site allows adjustment of article by Lexile reading score]

Islamic State (ISIS). Issues & Controversies. Infobase Learning, 13 Oct. 2014. Web. 21 Oct.
2014. <http://icof.infobaselearning.com/recurl.aspx?wid=97738&ID=14693>.

Lawson, Fred. Syria's Islamic Movement and the 2011-12 Uprising. OSU.edu. Department of
Defense. Ohio State University, 2014. Web. 21 Oct 2014.
http://origins.osu.edu/article/syrias-islamic-movement-and-2011-12-uprising

Mohtadi, Shahrzad. Climate Change and the Syrian Uprising. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 2014. Web. 17 Oct 2014. http://thebulletin.org/climatechange-and-syrian-uprising.

Rhoads, Christopher, and Nour Malas. "Syria Says the West Fomented Uprising." Wall Street
Journal (Online): n/a. Sep 27 2011. Los Angeles Times; National Newspapers Core; The
Wall Street Journal. Web. 2 Oct. 2012 .
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Smith, Patricia. "Crisis in Syria." New York Times Upfront Apr 02 2012: 14,15,T3,T6-T7.
ProQuest Research Library. Web. 3 Oct. 2012 . <
http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.spl.org:2048/docview/964010291/1398D55A38D1C6
25631/1?accountid=1135>.
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SYRIA.]

Spindle, Bill, and Sam Dagher. "REVIEW --- can Syria's Christians Survive? --- in the Land of
St. Paul's Conversion, Ancient Catholic and Orthodox Communities are Finding Themselves
on the Wrong Side of an Increasingly Sectarian Conflict." Wall Street Journal: C.1. Aug 11
2012. Los Angeles Times; National Newspapers Core; The Wall Street Journal. Web. 2 Oct.
2012 .
http://search.proquest.com/docview/1033008106/13987F92222566A5CEB/1?accountid=41
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Syria: Origins of the Uprising. BBC News Middle East. BBC, 2014. Web. 13 Jan. 2014.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17344858

"Syria is Said to have Arrested Tens of Thousands to Quell Uprising." New York Times: A.12.
Jun 28 2012. Los Angeles Times; National Newspapers Core; New York Times. Web. 2
Oct. 2012 .
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Syria: the Story of the Conflict. BBC News Middle East. BBC, 2014. Web. 17 Oct 2014.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26116868.

Wiersema, Alisa. Everything you need to know about the Syrian Civil War. ABC News. ABC
News, 2014. Web. 13 Jan 2014. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/syrian-civil-
war/story?id=20112311

ARTICLES: Economic issues in Syrian Conflict

Country Economic Forecast: Syria. Oxford: Oxford Economics Ltd, 2014. ProQuest. Web. 20
Oct. 2014.
http://search.proquest.com/docview/1501381023/EC0E8776665D4064PQ/8?accountid=415

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Kabbani, Nader. Youth Exclusion in Syria; Social, Economic, and Institutional Dimensions.
Wolfensohn Center for Development / Dubai School of Governement. Wolfensohn
Center for Development at the Brookings Institute, Sept. 2007. Web. 21 Oct 2014.
http://journalistsresource.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Youth-Exclusion-in-Syria.pdf
[Statistics may not be as current as desired; however this is an excellent academic
study on the employment, etc. of young people in Syria. Focus on executive
summary, conclusion and tables.]

Marzouq, Nabil. The Economic Origins of Syria's Uprising. Alakhbar English. Alakhbar
English, Aug. 28, 2011. Web 21 2014. http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/372

Yazigi, Jihad. "Syria Beyond Conflict: The Economic Test." OpenDemocracy. May 29 2012.
ProQuest. Web. 13 Jan. 2014 .
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ARTICLES: Social Issues in Syrian Conflict

Leenders, Reinoud. "Social movement theory and the onset of the popular uprising in Syria."
Arab Studies Quarterly 35.3 (2013): 273-89. ProQuest. Web. 13 Jan. 2014. (.see NOTE
at beginning of this Project Guide to search for PROQUEST titles)

Shadid, Anthony. "At Great Risk, Thousands Stage Protests Across Syria." New York TimesMay
21 2011. ProQuest. Web. 13 Jan. 2014 . (.see NOTE at beginning of this Project Guide to
search for PROQUEST titles)

Therolf, Garrett. "REGION IN TURMOIL; Demonstrations Return to Syria Cities." Los Angeles
TimesMar 19 2011. ProQuest. Web. 13 Jan. 2014 . (.see NOTE at beginning of this Project
Guide to search for PROQUEST titles)

ARTICLES: Polical issues in Syrian Conflict

Attar, Mohammad A., and Odai Al-Zoubi. "Syria: Revolution Or Civil War?" OpenDemocracy.
Apr 21 2013. ProQuest. Web. 13 Jan. 2014 . (.see NOTE at beginning of this Project Guide
to search for PROQUEST titles)

Ayad, Marwan. "Activists Discuss Post-Assad Syria." The Washington Report on Middle East
Affairs 32.1 (2013): 54-5. ProQuest. Web. 13 Jan. 2014. (.see NOTE at beginning of this
Project Guide to search for PROQUEST titles)

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"The Killing Fields; Syria's Civil War." The Economist Oct 20 2012: 13, n/a. ProQuest. Web. 13
Jan. 2014 . (.see NOTE at beginning of this Project Guide to search for PROQUEST titles)

Knickmeyer, Ellen. "Syria Clamps Down on Unrest in Capital; Security Forces Try to Keep
Protests Out of Central Damascus, a Stronghold of Support for the President." Los
Angeles Times Aug 28 2011. ProQuest. Web. 13 Jan. 2014 . (.see NOTE at beginning of
this Project Guide to search for PROQUEST titles)

Video
[Series: Battle for Syria. Frontline. PBS; 2012. Web. 13 Jan 20114.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/battle-for-syria/]

See specific episodes:

Abdul-Ahad, Ghaith. Frontline: The Battle for Syria. PBS.com. Public Broadcasting
Service (PBS), 18 Sep 2012. Web. 2 Oct 2012. http://video.pbs.org/video/2280715740.
Reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad journeys to the heart of the insurgency, with rebels that are waging
a full-scale assault on the forces of President Bashar al-Assad in the streets of Syria's largest city.
Within "liberated zones" near the city of Aleppo, the rebels not only fight the Syrian Army, but
struggle against each other.

Gaviria, Marcela. Frontline: The Regime Responds. PBS.com. Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS), 18 Sep 2012. Web. 2 Oct 2012. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/battlefor-syria/#b.

Continuation of The Battle for Syria. FRONTLINE examines how the president is holding on
to power. Details the beginning of the Syrian uprising.
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Giglio, Mike. Scorched Earth Tactics Feared in Assad Fight With Rebels. The Daily Beast.
The Daily Beast and Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2012. Web. 2 Oct. 2012.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/02/bashar-al-assad-wields-scorched-earthtactics-in-battle-against-rebels.html.
The regime has gone beyond military objectives, leveling entire neighborhoods and destroying
homes in an attempt to devastate areas it cannot control. Scorched earth is a military policy
involving deliberate and usually widespread destruction of property and resources (as housing
and factories) so that an invading enemy cannot use them.

Kkaphle, Anup. Timeline: Unrest in Syria. The Washington Post Middle East. The
Washington Post, Jan. 20, 2014. Web. 17 Oct 2014.
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/world/timeline-unrest-in-syria/207/

Navai, Ramita. Frontline: Syria Undercover. PBS.com. Public Broadcasting System (PBS), 8
Nov 2011. Web. 2 October 2012. http://www. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middleeast-17258397 pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/syria-undercover/
Reporter Ramita Navai goes undercover for a rare look at the uprising from inside Syria. Plus a profile of
the dictator who has managed to hold on longer than any amidst the Arab unrestPresident Bashar alAssad. Video smuggled out of Syria details the underground resistance.

Nawaf Fares: The Syrian regime is dead. Aljazeera English. Aljazeera English, 2012. Web. 2
October 2012.
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidesyria/2012/07/20127158223251680.html
[Video interview with Nawaf Fares, includes written article. One of Syria's high-profile
defectors explains what is really going on inside the corridors of power in Damascus.]
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Syria: A Nation Divided. BBC News Middle East. BBC, 1 October 2012. Web. 2 October
2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17258397.
Syria: A Nation Divided includes extensive information including: profiles of the various
parties and groups involved in the Syrian uprising; links to organizations with different
viewpoints: the Revolution on Facebook, the Syrian state news agency (Sana), and the Human
Rights Observatory (in Arabic); and background including:
Syria; Mapping the insurgency
Tracking the Assad Defectors
Conflict flashpoints (refugees)
Violence mapped
Counting the Dead
Syria turmoil (origins of the uprising)

Syria Conflict. BBC News. The BBC, 15 Oct 2014. Web. 11 Apr 2014.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17258397

Ward, Clarissa. How Teens Started Syrias Uprising 1 Year Ago. CBS Evening News. CBS
News, 16 Mar. 2012. Web. 2 Oct. 2012. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_16257399179/how-teens- started-syrias-uprising-1-year-ago/
CBS News correspondent Clarissa Ward explains that the Syrian uprising began with a
few teenagers and interviews one of them in Jordan.

Wood, Paul. Syria Conflict: BBCs Paul Wood Meets Teens Turned Rebels. BBC News.
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 6 Aug. 2012. Web. 2 Oct. 2012.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19146029
Reporter Paul Wood interviews teenagers who have become the unlikely face of Syria's
frontline.

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