There is an obsession of terror in the Arab world. His mention poses a threat, such as curse, as a warning from parents to their spoiled children when they misbehave. The name of this obsession is Syria. It is a festering wound that will not heal anytime soon, because the Syrian war continues to bleed more human lives, and push neighbors and allies to engage in their proxy battles.
As things stand on the ground, once a front is closed, a battle breaks out in another region. The woes of war. The sudden withdrawal of the Americans paved the way for another fire, another intervention, and other power calculations. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is supporting the Kurds, which is benefiting ISIS. About 100,000 people have fled their homes in northern Syria. At least 750 people believed to be ISIS ex-combatants in camps in northeastern Syria are now at large and can be pulled from the terrorist organization.
When the Sudanese demonstrations began at the beginning of this year, the horror of Syrian fear was called. This did not work, not even the arrival of Syrian refugees in Sudan, but their growing numbers in this country, which used to send refugees rather than receive them, was a warning to life. The warning was that this is what you want? The Syrian scenario was presented as an inevitable matter for those who demand to change their leaders, ie when the natural order is challenged. The Syrian threat scenario has spread to a number of Arab countries.
These countries have frequently faced many troubles. It was a punishment for all who believe that in the Arab world there is another way of politics, in which there is no strong man who rules the country. We hear this logic from the Arabs themselves, as many say it is our difficult mentality that makes us need strong leaders to be able to manage our stubborn and strong personality.
But the logic of the strongman no longer seems to be working. This year, the spirit of protests in the region proved to be far from over. The Sudanese overthrew Omar al-Bashir in a major uprising. Although the state originally suffers from the ethnic and tribal divide, which became quite apparent when paramilitary criminal groups emerged as a result of these divisions, despite a long-term bloody conflict similar to that in Syria. But this was not enough to stop the protesters' need for change. Even after hundreds of people were killed and Internet service was blocked, protesters continued to coordinate with each other and continued protests on the streets of Sudanese cities.
Last week, it was Lebanon, where protesters came out in many Lebanese cities and remained determined to change the political reality that governs them. During the demonstrations that began about nine years ago, the demonstrators were demanding the change of corrupt rule, but now they demand the change of the entire political system, which is working to squander the wealth of the country.
Writer in the «Guardian» Nisreen Malik
The Syrian scenario is presented as an inevitable matter for those who want to change their leaders, and its danger has spread to several Arab countries.