Syria: The story of the conflict - BBC News - 0 views
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It has acquired sectarian overtones, pitching the country's Sunni majority against the president's Shia Alawite sect,
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The rise of the jihadist groups, including Islamic State, has added a further dimension.
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both sides of the conflict have committed war crimes - including murder, torture, rape and enforced disappearances.
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This article delves into the issues of war crimes, chemical weapons, humanitarian issues, and the rise if islamist groups interventions
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This website offers eight steps to understanding the Syrian conflict. The sections include: uprising turns violent, descent into civil war, war crimes, chemical weapons, humanitarian crisis, Syrian refugees in the region, rebels and the rise of the jihadists, peace efforts, & proxy war
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More than 250,000 Syrians have lost their lives in four-and-a-half years of armed conflict, which began with anti-government protests before escalating into a full-scale civil war. More than 11 million others have 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 jihadist militants from so-called Islamic State.