Rebel held area experiences unknown freedom amid dangers as Syria elections taking place locally
Syria articles on Democracy Chronicles
News about the struggle for democracy in Syria. Syria is not a functioning democracy. The Syrian civil war is devastating the country and leading to widespread displacement and regional instability. Also check out our section on World Democracy and our articles on the Arab Spring and the Middle East.
Democracy and the Burden of Syrian Liberation
Syrian Democracy: We can never ask whether all the death and destruction is worth it; sacrifices come easier than democracy in the Middle East.
Syria Rebel Aleppo Offensive as Civil War Rages
Democratic world is missing in action as Syria rebel Aleppo offensive engulfed in brutal violence
Syria Population in Dire Circumstances Amid Brutal War
Assad dictatorship destroying nation by refusing to leave as Syria population in dire circumstance
Violence Rages as Democratic World Takes No Syria Action
Democratic world takes no Syria action and continues to ignore war as nation engulfed in violence
Democratic World Mulls Next Syria Steps for Peace
Syria engulfed in fierce combat as US, allies mull new response to carnage: Democratic world mulls next Syria steps from afar as protest turned to civil war
Syria Kurds Straddle Fault Line Between in Civil War
Most of Syria’s Kurds have avoided involvement in ongoing rebellion led by Sunni majority Syrians
Democratic World Absent During Rising Syria Violence
Country and region suffer during rising Syria violence as democratic world plays little role at all: Dictatorship engaged in complete destruction of country
NO FLY ZONE? Warplanes Bomb Sunni Areas of Damascus
Assad continues to bomb Sunni areas of Damascus as rebels take control of suburbs, democratic world hold key to ending carnage: Damascus violence erupts as dictatorship bombs neighborhoods to dust
Absolute Syria Chaos as Country Descends to Violence
Syria has completely been destroyed with war in every corner, democratic world is absent