Syrian Conflict

The Syrian conflict continues to become worse and worse as time passes by. Ned Parker of the Los Angeles Times writes about it in an article titled, "Syrian Opposition Says At Least 80 Killed in Damascus Suburb" published April 21, 2013. The Syrian conflict is a very near and dear subject to many Armenians in the Diaspora. The Armenian community in Syria makes up a huge part of the Diaspora and they are the oldest Diaspora community that we have. However, they continue to suffer in the midst of the warfare taking place in Syria between the rebels and the government. Innocent civilian lives continue to be lost every single day. Sources say close to 80 people have been killed in a suburb of Damascus. Fighting in these areas has grown exponentially in the past few months. The rebels and government forces continue to clash over city centers. It is time for the United States to interfere in this conflict and help neutralize the situation in the middle east before it gets way to out of hand. The United States interfered in conflicts in Libya and Egypt, however they stray away from this one while lives continue to be lost.