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May 25, 2024 · Syria | Today's latest from Al Jazeera. Car explosion kills at least one in Syria’s Damascus. The explosion comes as an Israeli drone attack reportedly targeted a car and a truck near...
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- Syria’s war: Ten years – and counting - Al Jazeera
Syria’s economy has deteriorated, pushing almost 80 percent...
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3 days ago · 30 May 2024 Peace and Security. Syria remains plagued by a severe and complex security and humanitarian situation, against a backdrop of broader political impasse, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday, underscoring the need for a comprehensive approach that involves all key stakeholders. Martin Griffiths, the UN Emergency ...
Feb 13, 2024 · Estimates in May 2023 put the death toll at almost 60,000, with 50,700 casualties in Turkey and 8,400 in Syria. Syria’s twelve years of conflict have severely hindered its relief efforts—the...
May 18, 2024 · Stay on top of Syria's War latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
- How It Started
- The Damages of War
- The Human Cost of War
On March 15, 2011, major unrest erupted across the streets of Deraa, Damascus and Aleppo, with protesters demanding democratic reforms and the release of political prisoners. Protests were triggered by the arrest and torture of a group of teenaged boys a few days earlier in the city of Deraa over graffiti denouncing longtime president Bashar al-Ass...
Aleppo
Aleppo was an industrial and economic hub in northwest Syria with nearly 3 million inhabitants at its peak. In December 2016, the Syrian army scored its biggest victory against the rebels when it recaptured the strategic city. The city had been divided and under rebel control since the beginning of the unrest in 2012.
Eastern Ghouta
Eastern Ghouta lies 10km (six miles) east of the capital, Damascus. In 2018, after a fierce seven-week offensive that left much of the city in ruins, the Syrian army regained control of areas that had been held by opposition fighters since 2012.
Raqqa
Raqqa, situated on the Euphrates River in Syria’s north, was the first governorate capital to fall under opposition control after the start of the Syrian uprising in 2011. In 2014, the city was captured by ISIL (ISIS), who declared it their capital. Raqqa and many villages and towns in the province were devastated by US-led coalition air raids during the anti-ISIL operation between 2016 and 2017. According to some estimates, between 70 and 80 percent of the city was destroyed, and its infrast...
With colossal damage to homes, schools, hospitals and infrastructure, large parts of Syria have been shattered by the fighting. US government sanctions and a surge of COVID infections has made life even more difficult for war-weary families. There is limited shelter, fuel is scarce, and food prices are soaring. According to the UN, Syria is “the wo...
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Sep 24, 2021 · Today, the daily lives of the Syrian people remain “scarred by unimaginable suffering”, the UN human rights chief said, adding that they have endured a decade of conflict, face deepening...
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Jun 29, 2023 · Syrians are facing an “ever worsening humanitarian crisis” amid the ongoing 12-year-long conflict, top UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday, as the General Assembly adopted a...
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