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Challenge 1:

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Russia and China supporting the Assad Regime

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Russia has:

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2009 - Investments in Syria valued around $19.4 billion

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China is fearful:

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Of supporting any pro democracy movement

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China and Russia veto:

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2014 - UNSC attempt to refer Assad to the ICC for severe breaches of human rights

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Director of Amnesty International:

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“The vetoes by Russia and China are a callous political move that betrays suffering people in Syria”

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Aljazeera:

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“Some have even gone so far to suggest Assad’s future is Putin’s ace card in the game over Ukraine”

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Challenge 2:

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The presence of militant extremists

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Argument (Militant Extremists):

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The emergence of extremist groups has diluted the international communities response to the Syrian crises.

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Jame Clapper (Director of National Intelligence):

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Extremists are present in 13 of Syria’s 14 provinces and are “starting to establish municipal services, provide humanitarian aid and sharia law courts”

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Syrian National Reconciliation Minister Ali Haidar:

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“Don’t expect anything from Geneva II. Geneva X will not solve the Syrian crisis”

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Challenge 3:

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The increasingly sectarian nature of the conflict

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Aljazeera:

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“What began as a peaceful protest that was violently repressed, is now an armed conflict with sectarian dimensions”

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Assad regime accused of:

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May 2013 - Assad regime accused of 2 mass killings that resulted in 200 Sunni deaths

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Gabriela Keller:

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“A string of sectarian massacres has acclerated the segregation, driving Sunnis and Alawis apart”

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Overall (Sectarian nature):

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Sectarian conflicts are notoriously more difficult to resolve as the waring parties share long histories of violence and oppression that cannot be easily resolved by political solutions.