Crisis in Syria

By postgar
  • Conflict in Syria Begins

    Conflict in Syria Begins
    Syrian government met peaceful protests with gunfire, Beatings , and arrests. Protesters adventually got guns and started a cicil war.
  • Period: to

    Syria Civil War

    Civil War in Syria
  • Police Take Action

    Police Take Action
    15 young boys spray paint buildings saying "The People Want the Downfall of the Regime"
  • Tanks

    Tanks
    Tanks are deployed in several heavy protest areas.
  • Step Down

    The United States, U.N. and U.K. demand Assad steps down.
  • Cut Off

    Cut Off
    Europe stops getting buying oil from Syria and Turkey cuts off all ties with the syrian government.
  • Uprising

    Shortly after negotiations that reporters and journalists are allowed in and there will be peace government troops fire on anti government troops and killed nearly 5,000 from the begining of the uprising.
  • Still Saying NO

    Assasd is still saying that his troops will not ceasefire. This leads to the U.S. giving 40 million in supplys to the rebels.
  • Al Qaeda

    Al Qaeda gets into the mix and begin recruiting people to take over the government.
  • Attacks on children

    Attacks on children
    Assad launches attacks on civilians killing over a hundred. The majority of the people killed are children
  • Supplies

    Supplies
    The U.S. drops 45 million dollars of non-lethal aid
  • Turkey Involved

    Turkey Involved
    Syrian forces fire a mortar that lands in Turkey killing five people this leads to Turkey firing back and joing the fight.
  • Lots of Refugees

    Lots of Refugees
    Over a million people are now refugees after having to leave their homes.
  • Israel

    Israel
    After people from Israel are killed in a bombing Isreal decides to launch attacks on Syrian forces.
  • Missiles

    Missiles
    A shipment of advanced rockets is shot down by Israel
  • Death

    Death
    The death toll reaches 100,000
  • Gas

    Gas
    Chemical attacks on Damascus leads to 1,200 deaths.
  • Peace Talks

    Peace Talks
    Peace talks begin in January and go until Febuary but this just leads to a barrel bomb attack by the government at a peace meeting killing 250.
  • Israel

    Israel
    Israels people were nearly killed in a bombing so Israel launches airstrikes on Syria
  • Food

    Food
    The Syrian government authorizes food being able to be delivered to the children.
  • Refugees

    Refugees
    Thousands and thousands of Syrians are leaving Syria and scattering around Europe to find shelter and homes
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5H5w3_QTG0

  • Work Cited

    Beck, John. Syria after four years. N.p.: Vice News, 2015. 1 -1. Web. 29 Oct. 2015
    BBC News. Why is EU Struggling with migrants and asylum. N.p.: BBC News, 2015. 1. Web. 29 Oct. 2015. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24583286.