Syrian Civil War
Public demonstrations began on 26 January 2011, and developed into a nationwide uprising. Protesters demanded the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad, the overthrow of his government, and an end to nearly five decades of Ba’ath Party rule.
Collage made by Futuretrillionaire; Photos from: FreedomHouse, Elizabeth Arrott, and Bo yaser
Syrian Conflict
Clockwise from top left: Protest in Idlib in support of the Free Syrian Army; FSA members with a captured tank; a burning building in Homs; a Syrian Army checkpoint.
Syrian Civil War Headlines
- Car bomb, other attacks kill 20 in Iraq
- Senate panel approves weapons for Syrian rebels
- Syria opposition signals tough line on peace talks
- Israel warns Syria against attacks on Golan
- Spain backs sending defensive arms to Syria rebels
- UN: Drop in Syrians reaching Jordan, unclear why
- Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan
- Hezbollah pulled more deeply into Syria civil war
- Gunfire from Syria hits Israeli-controlled Golan
- Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town
- UN chief hopes for Syria conference in early June
- Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter
- Attacks kill 16 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped
- US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria
- Syrian hackers compromise FT blog, Twitter feeds
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