With the recent news that the U.S. Military entered into Syria targeting a terrorist, questions have arisen that the U.S. crossed the line. Syria has filed a complaint with the United Nations and an investigation has been launched.
Your Assignment: Briefly explain, with details, what happened (1 pt.). Then research what exactly the United Nations is and does [CWI Key Terms and People] (1 pt.), finally describe the process they will be going through in their investigation of this incident (1 pt.).
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The attack of four American helicopters on the village al-Sikr which lies eight kilometers into Syria along the Iraqi border and resulted in the deaths of nine farmers of this village caused many people to doubt about America’s purpose in this attack.
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achieving world peace."We are taking matters into our own hands," the official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the political sensitivity of cross-border raids.
1.) The U.S. military says it was targeting the network of al-Qaida-linked foreign fighters moving through Syria to help fight in the war in Iraq. Syria says troops in four helicopters attacked a building and killed eight people, including four children.
2.) United Nations-Worldwide peace keeping organization whose goal is to keep peace in the world. The two major groups of the UN are the General Assembly and the Security Council.
3.) The process they will be going through is to investigate the incident and try to prevent the United States from crossing the Syria borders again.
our troops went to Syria and killed a number one terrorist supplyier. his name is Abu and we knew kept telling syria were he was but they wont do anything so we went in and did our dirty deeds that needed to be done.
the U.N. is a world wide organization put together to help control peace in the world.
The United States has entered Syria looking for terrorists staging attacks in Iraq. The Syrian foreign minister has said the attack was with terrorist agression. Many of the Syrian people are furious.The Iraqi government is investigating the act and calling on the US to "not repeat such acts".
According to Syrias officials four US helicopters came into Syria territory and targeted a building in a village. There have been other invasions but this is the first unannounced invasion. They killed eight people. The United Nations is a worldwide peace keeping organization whose goal is to keep peace in the world. They US government has not yet commented on this invasion. But the Syria government has went to the Security Council.
US military helicopters struck a network of foreign fighters in Syria. They killed eight people, earning recrimination from Damascus. They condemed the raid as "serious aggression".
The UN is an international organization who wants to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, and human rights. They also try to achieve world piece.
The Syrian government has went to council, but the American government has not yet stated what they are, or are not doing.
A Syrian government spokesman called the raid "a crime and an act of aggression," claiming U.S forces attacked a civilian building that was under construction. The building was about seven kilometers into Syrian territory, near the border post of Bu Kamel. Al Arabiya TV, quoting eyewitnesses, says two American helicopters remained in the air, while two others landed troops in the Syrian border village of Sukkariya. The report could not be confirmed.
The U.S. military in Iraq says it does not have any information on the incident, and the U.S. government has not confirmed the attack nor commented on the allegations.
Sources at the local hospital say it had the bodies of seven men, all killed by gunfire.
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa condemned the attack.
He expressed sympathy and offered condolences to the families of those killed. He said Arab League officials in Cairo are following the situation in what he called a dangerous incident, which penetrated Syria's sovereignty. The president of the Data and Strategic Studies Center in Damascus Imad Fawzi el Shueibi called the attack an "act of stupidity" by the parting Bush administration.
The United Nations is central to global efforts to solve problems that challenge humanity. Cooperating in this effort are more than 30 affiliated organizations, known together as the UN system. Day in and day out, the UN and its family of organizations work to promote respect for human rights, protect the environment, fight disease and reduce poverty. UN agencies define the standards for safe and efficient air travel and help improve telecommunications and enhance consumer protection. The United Nations leads the international campaigns against drug trafficking and terrorism. Throughout the world, the UN and its agencies assist refugees, set up programs to clear landmines, help expand food production and lead the fight against AIDS.
1) Four Helicopters flew into Syria following a terrorist. They said it was a success. They killed 8 civilians by the end of all of it.
2)United Nations: Worldwide peace keeping organization whose goal is to keep peace in the world. The two major groups of the UN are the General Assembly and the Security Council.
3)To maintain international peace and security in accordance with the principles and purposes of the United Nations;
to investigate any dispute or situation which mightlead to international friction;
to recommend methods of adjusting such disputes or the terms of settlement;
to formulate plans for the establishment of a system to regulate armaments;
to determine the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression and to recommend what action should be taken;
to call on Members to apply economic sanctions and other measures not involving the use of force to prevent or stop aggression
So during a daybreak raid on Sunday, US forces killed Abu Ghadiayah and several bodyguards at a small farm. Syria says eight civilians died. At least one villager says U.S. forces seized two men and hauled them away.
United Nations:
Worldwide peace keeping organization whose goal is to keep peace in the world. The two major groups of the UN are the General Assembly and the Security Council.
to maintain international peace and security in accordance with the principles and purposes of the United Nations
to investigate any dispute or situation which mightlead to international friction
to recommend methods of adjusting such disputes or the terms of settlement
to formulate plans for the establishment of a system to regulate armaments
to determine the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression and to recommend what action should be taken
to call on Members to apply economic sanctions and other measures not involving the use of force to prevent or stop aggression
to take military action against an aggressor
to recommend the admission of new Members
to exercise the trusteeship functions of the United Nations in "strategic areas"
to recommend to the GeneralAssembly the appointment of the Secretary-General and, together with the Assembly, to elect the Judges of the International Court of Justice.
Syria described Monday as "terrorist aggression" a U.S. air and ground assault on a Syrian village near the Iraqi border that killed an alleged Al-Qaeda leader and civilians on Sunday.
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achieving world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after WW2 to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries and to provide a platform for dialogue.
maintain national peace.
take military action.
recomend admission.
Last Sunday 4 U.S. helicopters flew killed about 8 civilians. Their reasons for that attack were that a member of the terrorism organization Al Qaida, who brought regularly people with fake passports and weapons, was there and they wanted to eliminate him.
The UN is an association of 192 states who want to save the world peace, the conservation of human rights and nation rights.
In this specific case, where Syria ask the UN for help and protection, the UN is going to find a good way for both country to communicate again with each other. And all UN-country members are deep worried about this incident.
U.S. military helicopters attacked a farm in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border on Sunday, killing eight civilians, including five members of the same family, Syria said.The Syrian Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. charge d'affaires in Damascus to protest over raid, Syria's state news agency SANA reported after state television said U.S. soldiers stormed a building in the area during the raid."Syria condemns this aggressive act and holds American forces responsible for this aggression and all of its repercussions," SANA said. The Iraqi charge d'affaires had also been summoned.SANA said four U.S. helicopters had taken part in the raid on a civilian building under construction in the Bou Kamal border area, in eastern Syria. The United States and the U.S.-backed Iraqi government blame Syria for not doing enough to stop anti-U.S. rebels, including al Qaeda fighters, from infiltrating over the border.Witnesses said the attack in Mashahdeh village, 7 km from the Iraqi border and 2 km from Bou Kamal, took place at 5 p.m. (10:00 a.m. EDT)."The helicopters carried out an attack on a civilian building under construction and opened fire on workers inside the building, including the wife of the building guard, leading to the (killing) of eight civilians," SANA said.It said the dead included a man and his four children, and a married couple. They were all Syrian. Earlier, residents said the house belonging to the family was completely destroyed.SANA said the helicopters then departed, heading for Iraq, adding that the target was al-Sukkari farm near the border.Syria called on the Iraqi government to carry out an immediate inquiry into the attack and to ensure that Iraq was not used for "aggression against Syria," SANA said.Farhan al-Mahalawi, mayor of the Iraqi border town of Qaim, told Reuters that U.S. helicopters had struck a village on the Syrian side of the border. He said the village had been surrounded by Syrian troops. An Iraqi security source in Baghdad confirmed that eight people were killed.
the U.S military went into syria and targeted tourist. The Untied Nation is a n international organization whose states aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law.They will come in and see what happened and see who did it and why they did it.
U.S. invaded Syria because of suspicion of hosting terrorists, syrias government reacted against these alligations of harboring terrorists. the UN is a world wide peace keeping ortganization, whose goal is to keep peace in the world. there are two major groups in the UN: the General Assembly, and the Security Council. Un will Investigate by finding the alligations the U.S. used to invade Syria and if there is terrorist activity in Syria.
Four American helicopters attacked the village al-Sikr which lies eight kilometers into Syria along the Iraqi border and resulted in the deaths of nine farmers of this village.
-United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achieving world peace.
-The Syria government has went to council, but the American government has not yet stated what they are, or are not doing.
The American forces attacked the village Al-Sikr which is in Syria. There was nine deaths during the attack. The United Nation is a world wide organization to help fight for peace and freedom. I think Syrians want to keep us out of Syria. They will investigate and not take this case lightly.
The US entered Syria looking for terrorists they found and they killed. Now Syria is angry with us, but the Iraq government kinda agreed with them saying not to repeat the act.
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