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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...
Feb 13, 2024 · Learn how the war in Syria began, how it impacts the region, and track the latest news with CFR’s Global Conflict Tracker. The United States Repatriates Eleven Americans from Syrian Detention...
Feb 14, 2023 · The civil uprising against the longtime rule of the Assads deteriorated into protracted civil war. Here’s a look at the elements that have deepened Syria’s tragedy.
On 12 June 2012, the UN for the first time officially proclaimed Syria to be in a state of civil war. The conflict began moving into the two largest cities, Damascus and Aleppo.
Mar 15, 2021 · The conflict has not only pitted the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad against a band of rebels, but drawn the U.S., Iran, Russia and Turkey, among others, into a complex proxy war.
Jan 28, 2024 · Syrian civil war Russia accused of Syria hospital strike in UN complaint A Syrian man whose two relatives were killed in the 2019 attack has filed the complaint in Geneva.
Syrian Civil War, armed conflict that began in 2011 with an uprising against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The conflict drew involvement from a number of international actors and helped precipitate the rise of ISIL (also called ISIS or Islamic State) in eastern Syria.
