The years-long conflict in Syria between the government and rebel forces took the international stage this week after President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime reportedly used chemical weapons in an Aug. 21 attack near Damascus, killing approximately 800 people. Now the U.S. government and some of its allies, including the UK, are contemplating a military strike on Syria
More than 100,000 people have been killed since violence erupted in Syria in 2011, according to UN estimates from June. The map above, assembled by Mashable, plots the major battles of the Syrian war. It also highlights the rebel- and government-controlled areas (with populations of 100,000 or greater) and the major military landmarks Read more…
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