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Syrian war begins
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Wheat and barley decrease
Annual wheat and barley output fell from normal levels of 4.4 million to 5.5 million tons to less than 2.2 million tons. -
Fighting spreads
Fighting spreads to Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and its former commercial capital. -
Government attacked
A bombing at the Syrian national security building in Damascus during a high-level government crisis meeting kills four top officials -
Chemical attacks
A chemical attack in the eastern Ghouta suburbs of Damascus kills hundreds of people. -
Farmers struggle
Farmers are also struggling to get their produce to market so it can be sold and distributed to the population. -
American attack
The U.S. fires a barrage of cruise missiles into Syria in retaliation for the Khan Sheikhoun attack, in the first direct American assault on the Syrian government.