It has been almost 3 years since the Syrian people entered hell. 34 months have gone by without any significant break of hostilities, with peace becoming more and more difficult to achieve. Depending on the area of the country taken in exam, the civilian population has endured - and is currently experiencing - all types of deprivations and injustices, including lack of all basic services, starvation, chemical attacks and summary executions. I often can't even finish to read the countless articles about the Syrian Civil War I receive through my social media, mostly because of the choking guilt I feel every time I look at the pictures of the atrocities committed by whatever side involved in the conflict. I feel guilty, because I'm fortunate I don't find myself in such situation, and because I live in one of the countries that could  - and should - do more to save innocent lives.

This is not a political article. Although I have my own opinion about the situation, this is not the stage I'm choosing to publicly side with one group or another, exalting its merits and omitting its barbarities. This is an appeal for the civilian population of Syria, for all those individuals who are not carrying a weapon, and are suffering through this never ending war without having any responsibility for choices they didn't make. The situation in Syria couldn't be more complicated, and, because of its complexity, it makes it very difficult for the world superpowers to intervene. There are just too many forces playing a role in the conflict, and while the International Community sits by the sideline unable to come up with any constructive agreement on what to do to stop the atrocities, innocent Syrians continue to be slain on a daily basis.We don't even know for sure how many lives this war has already claimed (at least 100,000), but we sure know that more will die if nothing is done to protect the civilian population.