Bombing syria: legality and costs of military intervention

The Syrian conflict which erupted following a government crackdown against peaceful protest escalated into a full-fledged civil war taking the shape of sectarian division in 2012. The involvement of regional and international actors in the conflict with irreconcilable interests has radicalized and latter transformed it into armed resistance. Above all, the use of deadly chemical weapons by the Assad's regime on 21^st of August 2013 compelled the USA and its Western allies to consider a Kosovo style of military intervention. This paper, therefore, attempts to reveal the legality and costs of military intervention in Syria. Moreover, it argues that military intervention of any kind, whether legal or illegal, will not address the Syrian crisis, rather it destroys the peace and security networks of the entire Middle East.