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May 26, 2024 · Beginning in 2011, Assad faced a major uprising in Syria that evolved into a civil war. Early life. Bashar al-Assad was the third child of Hafez al-Assad, a Syrian military officer and member of the Baʿath Party who in 1971 ascended to the presidency via a coup.
May 25, 2024 · They were arrested in Syrian capital Damascus in 2013 during the Syrian Civil War. They were never seen again and were declared dead in 2018. The three top Syrian officials found guilty in the case are Ali Mamlouk, former Head of the National Security Bureau; Jamil Hassan, former director of the air force’s intelligence service; and Abdel Salam Mahmoud, former head of investigations.
5 days ago · Syrian Civil War. During the Syrian Civil War, Latakia had been a site of protest activity since March 2011. The Syrian government claimed 12 were killed there in clashes in late March, leading to the deployment of the military to restrict movement into and out of the city. Hundreds of Syrians were reportedly arrested, and by late July ...
May 26, 2024 · Syria’s devastating civil war, now in its 14th year, remains largely frozen and so are efforts to find a viable political solution to end it, while millions of Syrians have been pulled into poverty, and struggle with accessing food and health care as the economy deteriorates across the country’s front lines.
May 26, 2024 · Protests began in Syria as early as 26 January 2011, and erupted on 15 March 2011 with a "Day of Rage" protest generally considered to mark the start of a nationwide uprising. [1] The Syrian government's reaction to the protests became violent on 16 March, and deadly on 18 March, when four unarmed protesters were killed in Daraa.
3 days ago · List of ongoing armed conflicts. Map of ongoing armed conflicts (number of combat-related deaths in current or previous year): Major wars (10,000 or more) Wars (1,000–9,999) Minor conflicts (100–999) Skirmishes and clashes (1–99) The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world.
3 days ago · Syria. After Syria gained its independence in 1946, political life in the country was highly unstable, owing in large measure to intense friction between the country’s social, religious, and political groups. In 1970 Syria came under the authoritarian rule of Pres. Hafez al-Assad, whose foremost goals included achieving national security and ...
