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Syria burning : a short history of a catastrophe / Charles Glass ; foreword by Patrick Cockburn.

by Glass, Charles, 1951-

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956.91042 G549s

Arab Spring, 2010-

Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011-

9781784785161 (pbk.)

1784785164 (pbk.)

173 pages ; 20 cm.

"What are the origins of the Syrian crisis, and why did no one do anything to stop it? Since its commencement during the upsurge of the Arab Spring in 2011, the Syrian civil war has claimed in excess of 200,000 lives, with an estimated 8 million Syrians, more than a third of the country's population, forced to flee their homes. A stalemate now exists but out of the vacuum has emerged the Sunni insurgents ISIS who now, it is estimated occupies some 35% of the country, as well as vast territory across the border in Iraq. The west has failed to get to grips with this conflict. The US and Europe failed to anticipate Assad's sudden actions or his counter attacks. Support from Iran and Russia make any decisive action impossible. The consequences, Charles Glass contends in this illuminating and concise survey, have contributed greatly to the unfolding disaster that we witness today. An overview of the origins and permutations defining the conflict, situating it clearly in the overall crisis of the region. Charles Glass is an author, journalist and broadcaster, who specializes in the Middle East. He was taken hostage for 62 days in Lebanon by Shi'a militants in 1987, He describes the kidnapping and escape in his book, Tribes with Flags. He writes for the New York Review of Books, Harper's, the London Review of Books and the Spectator. He is the author of Money for Old Rope, The Tribes Triumphant, The Northern Front, Americans in Paris, and Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II"--Provided by publisher.

Cockburn, Patrick, 1950-

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