2016 Syria Simulation Actions - workshop 2

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3	Assad	Bomb the leader of the FSA (Millitary Assault). Objective: Send a message to the FSA that if you choose to attack my government directly, I'll react accordingly. I have always wanted what is best for the Syrian people, and when the FSA kills one of my own, I cannot properly represent the Syrian people.	Make a speech: In the recent chemical weapon attacks many of our beloved Syrian people were killed and harmed. I want the world to know first and foremost, it was not me. I would never harm our people. If the FSA was already capable of killing a representative of the people, why wouldn’t they use these chemical weapons to harm Syrian people further and blame it on me. The rebels have always been the obstacle towards modernizing Syria. I only want what is best for Syria and the Syrian people.	Launch a Solidarity Social Media Campaign through a speech. I will use Facebook and Twitter, as well as the speech to make sure the message reaches everybody. The entire world is against ISIS. We are all agreeing on one thing: the defeat of ISIS. I am prepared to provide the necessary support for anyone who wants to join our cause against ISIS. I am offering airbases as well as land and resources for strategic planning in order to meet the goal of defeating ISIS. No matter if you oppose my politics, we can all agree that ISIS is a threat to the world and most importantly my beloved Syrian people.
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5	European Union	EU has now implemented an arms embargo on Syria. Make a Speech to Assad: EU codemn's Assad's action. Threatening economic sanctions if the violence continues.	EU is continuing with the implementation of an arms embargo on Syria. EU is going further by also implementing economic sanctions due to the continuation of violence by the Assad regime. Lending humanitarian aid (medical) to Syria population. Declaring support for Western Powers. [Responses: -We decline FSA's request for military aid -Giving Financial Aid to Jordan/Lebanon]	Aid Refugees: EU will take in refugees as realistically as possible. More capable EU nations will help border nations that are taking in too many refugees.
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7	Hezbollah	Plea for support from Iran. We need money/military support!	Covert Action: Send support to Assad, support we've gained from Iran
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9	Iran	Social media campaign to announce support for Assad and his regime. Send military aid to Hezbollah.	Increase military aid to Hezbollah.	Speech: Pledging support for Assad and his efforts in Syria. Support will include military aid if needed. We also want to draw attention to the fact that anti-Assad rebel groups funded by Saudi Arabia and the Western Powers are associated with Islamic extremists
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11	Jordan/Lebanon	We decide as Jordan and Lebanon to make shelter for refugees and make a speech to let the world know we will be needing financial aid and resources for the incoming refugees.	Provide training for FSA rebels (possible in cooperation with Western Powers)- and make statement that we need aid and are willing to make alliances with western powers against assad and against ISIS	Adressing all Europeans and people in Western States, including neighboring countries that ISIS is not Islam through social media. Show the conditions of refugees and the need for aid, and the need for other countries to take in refugees.
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13	Rebel Group – Free Syrian Army	Covert alliance with the Kurds (we are seeking military and personnel support)	Make a speech denouncing Islamic extremism. Currently we are halting military activity on Assad so we can focus on ending ISIS's power(we are still angry about Assad's use of chemical weapons). We are asking the EU and Saudi Arabia for backing and smallarms/surface to air missiles.	Strategic assault on Assad's cabinet. We are succesful and take people out with the help of our many backers.
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15	Rebel Group – Islamist	Made an alliance with Saudi Arabia and with the Salafi Rebles	we decided we are going to use social media to speak out to other rebel groups and get support from them because we all have similar goals and want to take down Assad
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17	Rebel Group - Salafi	Made military alliance with the Islamists	Random assault on the Kurds. Made a speech to all devout Sunni Muslims asking them to come live in our caliphate and fight with us against the Western infidels. Join us for a purpose, we will guide you to paradise and a new era.	We launched a social media campaign in order to gain support and grow our ranks. Additionally, we made a speech calling upon vulnerable youths and devout Sunni Muslims to convert to our way of life. We encourage them to go to the West and strike them on their own soil--for this they will be awarded in eternity.
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19	Russia	Lend military aid to Assad to counter rebel actions	Lend humanitarian aid to Assad so that he may better provide for his people through his government. To stabilize the region for the people.	Targeted drone strike at Raqa to kill important ISIS leader since they encourage violence and further destabilization
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21	Saudi Arabia	Make a Speech: Letting others investigate Saudi' Arabia's economy, where is oil money going? Understand who exactly we're funding in the conflict. Try to understand who's side are we on. Made an alliance with the Islamist Rebels	Allow US Forces to Use Our Airbases: We invite the Western Powers to use our airbases and have a physical presence in the conflict when we cannot due to focusing our concerns with current conflict in Yemen.
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23	Syrian Kurdish Militia	We are taking social media activity via twitter to emphasize the struggles of the Kurdish people and to let the world know we exist in this conflict; covert alliance with the FSA	Random ground assault on ISIS because of the current threat they pose to our people. We generate 40 casualties and two times the amount of refugees	Speech addressing the US government and Western Powers to remind them that we are the strongest force on the ground against our common enemy, ISIS, and we are asking for continued air support and ammunition in the fight. We are also creating a social media campaign on Twitter and Facebook to show the struggles of the Kurds against ISIS with #allinagainstISIS
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25	Syrian Population	Social Media Outreach to EU, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Turkey, Jordan/Lebanon; make people aware of the crisis; take in refugees	Make no action; only sending refugees to Jordan/Lebanon and Turkey	Continue to support the Free Syrian Army in their actions
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27	Turkey	Aid Refugees: Women, children and elderly come first; families with men are taken, but first come first serve; military aged men are screened; not permanent asylum	Bolstering borders by Syria; stricter screening process; still taking in refugees: Women, children and elderly come first -- families with men = men are taken/first come first serve -- military aged men are screened -- no permanent asylum; ask Saudi Arabia and EU for help	We will continue defending borders and accepting refugees, but we have new policies. We're allowing the UN refugee agency to register refugee so they can move to another nation if they want. Hopefully this makes it easier for the educated Arabic speaking population. We will also ask that people younger than 50 learn Turkish and we'll give them job training.
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29	Western Powers	Lend humanitarian aid to the Syrian population (medical and food). Further, we also condemn Assad's actions against his population and ask him to step down from power.	Make a speech: Question Assad's true motives due to his constants attacks against the FSA and the Syrian population. Following EU's actions of cutting political ties with Assad. Covert Action: Provide Training for Rebels (Free Syrian Army).--->25% chance to inflict casualties and a 25% bonus to any rolls required to successfully complete their mission.	Aid Refugees: The United States will be taking 10,000 refugees, while Canada will be taking more refugees than the United States (20,000). However, Canada will only be accepting whole familes, lone women and children, not lone men.
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31	Social Justice Questions
32	Round 1
33	Who most benefited from decisions?	The refugees from Syria
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35	Who was left out?
36	What were some consequences of the choices that stakeholders made?	Increases military presence in Syria
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38	Round 2
39	what would socially just world look like ? what is needed to achieve peace?	do we do what's best for people as Russia vs society as whole? we'd have leadership in syria that represents all people--re: Assad doesn't do this. Being able to educate the masses. Not being able to overcome Assad--he sees differences as being a bad thing. A socially just state == differences are accepted and thus people can live together.
40	what are social justice challenges?	amount of refugees going into Jordan & Turkey that affect their economy. Not all countries share responsibility for refugees equally. To assess the extent Turkey/Jordan have the responsibility to make refugees comfortable . balance needs of refugees w/own country.
41	Round 3
42	What actions were most likely to lead to peace?
43	What actions were most likely to lead to further conflict?
44	Why do players not necessarily choose the action most likely to lead to peace?
45	Where does social justice fit here?
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