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Beginning of Arab Spring
Demonstrations, protests, riots and civil war in the Arab World. This includes the Syrian Civil War that began three months later. -
Syrian Civil War Begins
Between forces loyal to Syria's Ba'ath Party and those seeking to oust it. -
Kim Jong-il dies.
Kim Jong-un succeeds his father as the Supreme Leader of North Korea. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/world/asia/kim-jong-il-is-dead.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 -
Israel warplanes carry out a strike inside Syrian borders
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Syria delivers letter to U.N. declaring its right to self defense against Israel
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South Korean President Park Geun-hye warns of multiple North Korean nuclear tests.
Geun-hye said North Korea could be planning "multiple nuclear tests at two locations or more." -
North Korea tests third nuclear device
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President Barrack Obama speaks to NBC News
Obama expressed doubts on whether North Korea was capable of a nuclear attack on the United States in an April 17 interview with NBC news. -
Accusations surface about the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
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Israel launches an air strike on Damascus
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White House Spokesman Jay Carney holds a press conference.
White House Spokesman Jay Carney said, “We find it highly likely that any chemical weapon use that has taken place in Syria was done by the Assad regime. And that remains our position.” -
China suspends all transactions by North Korean Foreign Trade Bank
