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Ten years of Syria conflict, from protest to war to economic decline

This is a timeline of how the conflict began with peaceful pro-democracy protests, then developed into a multi-sided conflict that sucked in world powers and killed hundreds of thousands of people.

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria May 10, 2018.
Hani (wearing a baseball cap) was severely wounded in Ghouta near Damascus

A closer look at Israel's Operation Good Neighbor on the Syrian border

Israel Rescues White Helmets from Syria July 22

White Helmets fail to acknowledge Israel's part in their rescue from Syria

Internally displaced people from Deraa province arrive near the Golan Heights in Quneitra, Syria June 29, 2018.

How one wounded Syrian girl made her way to an Israeli hospital


Israel’s virtual security zone

A working relationship with rebels on the other side of the Golan Heights has kept the border with Syria quiet.

An IDF soldier stands atop a tank near Alonei Habashan on the Golan Heights, close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria

On Macedonia border, Syrian migrants hope for open door

Conditions have improved since this empty meadow, under the gaze of several distant casinos, turned from a scrum of desperately fleeing victims of war into a proper refugee camp.

A man with a child looks at the border fence at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border

Syrian refugees are a ‘horrific’ man-made catastrophe, UNICEF NGO chief says

"You can’t expect children who experienced extreme violence for it to not have permanent psychological damage,” says Caryl Stern.

Syrian refugees are reflected in a puddle as they wait for their turn to enter Macedonia at Greece's border

SodaStream offers to take in Syrian refugees

However, the Israeli government must approve the endeavor.

Employees at a SodaStream factory

Letters to the Editors

Great contrast

Letters

Holocaust refugee: We owe it to mankind to allow Syrian refugees into Europe

Leslie Baruch Brent was saved from the horrors of the Holocaust thanks to the Kindertransport, which brought him to Britain; Now he says it's time to react in kind.

Syrian refugees walk along a road in Serbia, August 24, in an increasingly desperate journey to western Europe

Netanyahu: Israel not indifferent, but can't absorb Syrian or African refugees

PM's comments come after opposition leader Herzog called on the government to absorb refugees from Syria.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a Likud faction meeting

Syrian rebel groups congratulate Netanyahu on his election victory

“We extend to you and the great leadership of the Israeli people our warmest congratulations and blessings in the democratic wedding witnessed by the State of Israel.”

Mendi Safadi (L) meeting with Syrian opposition leader Dr. Kamal Al-Labwani