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Bashar al-Assad President
He became president in 2000. He is known for not bringing democratic reform. There are many people against him. There is a civil war going on now because he was not able to take better care of his country. -
Elected for another term
Bashar al-Assad is elected for another seven year term. -
Syrian Revolution/ Civil War Started
The Syrian Civil war had started in the early spring of 2011. It started from anti-government protests to armed rebellion. -
Social Status
By 2011, Syria was facing steep rises in the prices of raw materials or agricultural products. Syria was also and still is going dow in the national standard of living. The state of human rights is terrible in Syria. A gathering of five people in public was banned. Bashar al-Assad is mostly known for unsucessfully making democratic change. In the picture above, there are anti-Assad protests. -
Declared a Civil War
The Red Cross declares the Syrian Conflict a Civil War. -
90,000 people killed
By June, 90,000 people killed in the conflict. -
Political Status
Syria gained it's independence from France in 1946. It is politicaly unstable. In 2011, the protestors were inspired by Arab Spring Activism in Egypt and Tunisia. The protestors were against Bashar al-Assad regime. They voiced their opinions and their unhappiness with the polotical system, they want chnges to the government. -
191,000 people killed
The number of people killed in the conflict more than doubled to 191,000 killed. -
People leaving Syria
As of February 2015, Turkey is the biggest refugee hosting with more than two million Syrian refugees. There are 4,086,760 refugees. -
Economic Status
Syria's economy is shrunken by 60 precent because of the conflict. The Syrian pond also lost most of its value, by almost 80 precent since 2011. The prices of items had also gone up all most 55 precent. The power cuts had also lasted much longer and are more frequent. Syria had been producing 10,000 megawatts of electricity however now it is only 3,000 megawatts of electricity. The only thing that is still in work is the bank. -
240,000 people killed
As of now the amount of people killed is 240,000 and is currently rising. -
Revolution still going on today.
The Revolution is still going on as of now. The four years of Civil war is destroying Syria. The picture above shows the dectruction.
