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What happened in Syria's civil war? The war in Syria began in 2011 when a pro-democracy uprising calling for the end of Assad's long reign escalated quickly into a brutal civil war.
Syria has had a week like no other, rebels toppling President Bashar al-Assad and opening Saydnaya prison, while the hunt for American Austin Tice continues. Unpacking the historic week that ...
A Syrian man in London told me of fears for his family living on the coastal region of Syria. "We are Eastern Orthodox Christians, I am afraid my family will be slaughtered," the man, who asked to ...
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) (Arabic: الوكالة العربية السورية للأنباء (سانا), al-Wakālah al-ʿArabīyah as-Sūrīyah lil-ʾAnbāʾ (SĀNĀ)) is a Syrian state-owned news agency, linked to the country's ministry of information. It was established in June 1965.
The Syrian army says it has redeployed to positions outside the city to protect civilians. Friday, Dec. 6: Rebels advance on Homs. Rapidly advancing now, the rebels seize two towns on the outskirts of Homs, Syria’s third-largest city. About 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Hama, Homs is the gateway to Damascus and the location of one of ...
Ba'athist Syria: The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) described the offensive as "a huge and large-scale terrorist attack" in which "large numbers of terrorists using medium and heavy weapons" targeted villages, towns, and military sites. [74] On 30 November, the Syrian government announced a "temporary troop withdrawal" from Aleppo. [156]
What happened in Syria’s civil war? At the height of the Arab Spring in 2011, pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets in Syria calling for the ouster of its authoritarian President ...
3 July – Investigators in Germany and Sweden arrested eight suspects allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government over alleged participation in crimes against humanity in Syria. [ 23 ] 4 July – The Islamic State kills eight people, including two civilians, in an ambush on pro-government militiamen in the Badiya desert .