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Civil War: Syria conflic Story

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 Syria's official name is "Syrian Arab Reublic". It is a country in Western Asia and borders Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south and Israel to the south west.

 

 The climate in Syria is dry and hot, and winters are mild. because of he counry's elevation, snowfall does occasionally occur during winter.

 

 Many Syrians belive Muslim. The Muslim divids Sunni and Shia in Syria. The conflict between Sunni and Shia make Civil war.

 

More than 250,000 Syrians have lost their lives iin four and a half years of armed conflict, which began with anti-government protests before escalating into civil war. More than 11 million others havve been forced from their homes as forces loyal to President Bashar al Assad and those opposed to his rule battle each other. as well as Jihadis militants from Islamic State. This is the story of the civil war so far, in eight short chapters.

 

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 More than four million people have fled Syria since the start of the conflict, most of them women and children. It is one of the largest refugee exoduses in recent history. Neighbouring countries have borne the brunt of the refugee crisis, with Lebnon, Jordan and Turkey stuggleing to accommodate the flood of new arrival.

 

 A further 7.6million Syrians have been internally displaced within the country, bringing the total number forced to flee their homes to more than 11 million. half the country's pre-crisis population. Overall, an estimated 12.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance inside Syria, including 5.6 million children, the UN say.