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| Title | Syria: Whether men who have completed their compulsory military service are liable to be called to serve again; penalties faced by those who fail to answer a re-call notice after having completed their compulsory military service, and whether a re-call of citizens took place following the attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001 |
| Publisher | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Country | Syrian Arab Republic |
| Publication Date | 11 March 2003 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SYR40818.E |
| Reference | 4 |
| Cite as | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Syria: Whether men who have completed their compulsory military service are liable to be called to serve again; penalties faced by those who fail to answer a re-call notice after having completed their compulsory military service, and whether a re-call of citizens took place following the attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001, 11 March 2003, SYR40818.E, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3f7d4e220.html [accessed 31 May 2012] |
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Syria: Whether men who have completed their compulsory military service are liable to be called to serve again; penalties faced by those who fail to answer a re-call notice after having completed their compulsory military service, and whether a re-call of citizens took place following the attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001
Information on whether men who have completed their compulsory military service are liable to be called to serve again, the penalties faced by those who fail to answer a re-call notice and information on whether a re-call of citizens took place following the attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001 could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate within time constraints.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2003. 2002. Farmington Hills, MI: The Gale Group Inc.
Defense and Foreign Affairs Handbook. 2002. Edited by Gregory R. Copley. Alexandria, VA: International Strategic Studies Association.
The Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic, Ottawa, did not respond to a letter requesting information within time constraints.
The Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic, Washington, DC, did not respond to a letter requesting information within time constraints.
NEXIS
World News Connection
Internet sites, including:
Al Bawaba
Amnesty International
BBC
Freedom in the World Report
Human Rights Watch World Report 2003
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (for 2000, 2001)
United Kingdom, Immigration and Nationality Directorate
United Nations. 16 January 1997. Economic and Social Council, Commission on Human Rights. The Question of Conscientious Objection to Military Service.
_____. 26 October 2001. Human Rights Committee. Report of the Human Rights Committee.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Country of Origin and Legal Information
War Resisters' International
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