Five years after the start of the Syrian conflict,a collection of the Guardian’s most powerful reporting from world’s most intractable conflictSyria 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, or money and arms poured in. Below,the tale is told how it was witnessed, from neighbourhoods ringed by snipers and first-hand accounts of massacres, and to rebel fighters who warned of the rise of Islamic State and civilians who saw their lives and loved ones shattered by violence. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com