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May 2, 2023 · A peaceful uprising against the president of Syria 12 years ago turned into a full-scale civil war. The conflict has left half a million people dead, devastated cities and drawn in other...
Ten years of war in Syria has devastated the country, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives and uprooting millions more. Here, some of those affected - displaced from their homes or...
Jan 25, 2023 · Almost twelve years into Syria’s devastating civil war, the country remains tattered and deeply divided, facing massive economic hardships, limited political progress and the world’s largest...
Mar 15, 2023 · How it started. 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....
Mar 15, 2023 · Today marks 12 years since the beginning of the civil war in Syria. What began as civilian protests amid the Arab spring uprisings of 2011 now, by some estimates, has killed at least...
Mar 15, 2021 · Why has the Syrian war lasted 12 years? 'This is the price we had to pay for freedom' Inside Syria's final rebel stronghold. A chance for peace exists for the warring sides, Geir Pedersen says,...
12 years of war in Syria: suffering without end, aid across borders. Conflict, crisis, COVID-19, cholera, and, as if things couldn’t possibly get worse, the strongest earthquake in a lifetime – there seems to be no end to the suffering of people in northern Syria.
Mar 15, 2023 · It was exactly 12 years ago Wednesday that peaceful demonstrations began in Syria, as people inspired by the Arab Spring movement in neighboring countries took to the streets to demand change...
Mar 15, 2021 · Why has the Syrian war lasted 10 years? The conflict started after peaceful pro-democracy protests were violently suppressed by security forces, leading opposition supporters to take up arms.
Mar 15, 2023 · The war in Syria has devastated the country’s infrastructure and economy, leaving millions without access to basic necessities like food, clean water and medical care.