The Syrian Zugzwang

... As a result, Syria’s political configuration seemed trapped in a zugzwang: either the Ba'ath Party or the Ikhwan. Despite the mistakes and failures of the political leadership as represented by the party, the Syrian people, having supported the Ba'ath Party, made the only “right” choice in this situation. *** In March 2011, the Arab Spring sparked armed conflict in Syria, which gradually escalated into civil war. According to the UN, by fall 2015 the war had taken the lives of over 220,000 people [12] . According to UN statistics, in summer 2014 the number of killed stood at ...