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Syria’s war has been the most complex conflict to emerge from the 2011 Arab uprisings. At least twice—in the spring of 2013 and in mid-2015—the Assad regime almost collapsed. Its comeback is attributable largely to outside players. The war has evolved through five phases that, along the way, have embroiled foreign figures and militias ...
The events at the start of 2011 in Egypt, traditionally the cultural and political hub of the Arab world, had within weeks inspired uprisings across the Middle East. The uprisings changed ...
Jan 14, 2021 · Timeline: How the Arab Spring unfolded. Ten years ago, protests swept across Arab nations that changed the course of history. On January 14, 2011, Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ...
Dec 3, 2020 · Ten years on, the lives of people in Arab Spring countries have improved in certain aspects but worsened in others. CFR.org visualizes the changes in Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen.
Mar 15, 2021 · 15 Mar 2021. Syrians are marking 10 years since peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s government erupted in March 2011, touching off a popular uprising that quickly turned into a ...
Mar 9, 2016 · Syria after the ‘Arab Spring’: Eight key facts Five years ago, Bashar al-Assad’s government brutally suppressed mass protests which began on 15 March 2011. The violent response sparked the region’s most severe armed conflict. 1. More than 250,000 people have been killed, according to the UN. War crimes and crimes against humanity are ...
Mar 15, 2021 · There is limited shelter, fuel is scarce, and food prices are soaring. According to the UN, Syria is “the worst man-made disaster since World War II”. 9.3 million Syrians are food-insecure ...
