Monday, March 14, 2016

The Syrian War Started 5 Years Ago



The Guardian: Syria's civil war: five years of Guardian reporting

Five years after the start of the Syrian conflict, a collection of the Guardian’s most powerful reporting from world’s most intractable conflict

Syria has imploded since pro-democracy protests first shook the regime of Bashar al-Assad in March 2011. A brutal and complex war fuelled by sectarian, political and international divisions has killed hundreds of thousands of people and created millions of refugees.

What began as protests met by increasing violence spread across the region as refugees poured out and foreign fighters, money and arms poured in. Below, the story is told how it was witnessed, from neighbourhoods ringed by snipers and first-hand accounts of massacres, to rebel fighters who warned of the rise of Islamic State and civilians who saw their lives and loved ones shattered by violence.

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More News On The 5th Anniversary Of The Syrian War

Syria marks 5 years of war with renewed peace talks -- USA Today
5 years of civil war in Syria: Over 250,000 killed, billions in losses -- Chicago Tribune
A Look at Key Events in Syria Since March 2011 -- AP
A Look at the Cost of 5 Years of Conflict in Syria -- AP
Winners and Losers in Five Years of Syrian Civil War -- Juan Cole, Truthdig
A Look at How the Syrian Conflict Has Changed the World -- Philip Issa, AP
Syria: A different country after five years of war -- Lyse Doucet, BBC

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