What You Need To Know About Syrian Crisis.

When did the crisis start?

The war started began in 2011 in the Southern City of Deraa, when locals started to protest after 15 children were arrested and reportedly tortured for voicing protest through writing anti-government graffiti on a wall.

The protest was just, peaceful and locals were just asking for the release of the children and greater freedom for the people of the country. But the government responded angrily. That's when the real war started, on March 18, 2011, the government army opened fire on the Local protesters, four people was killed. The following day at the victim's funeral everyone was shocked and angry when they witnessed horrifying scene, another person was shot and killed, that's when the news started to spread to other part of the country.

What do the protesters want?

At first protesters just wanted total democracy in the country, they want freedom. But everything was changed when the government forces opened fired on diplomatic demonstrations, People demanded for their President, Bashar al- Assad to resign.

As the country's violence worsened, he offered to change some things about how the way the country was run, but the people didn't believe him. They don't trust him and they don't listen to him. But still, President Assad remained in his position, he still has a lot of people supporting him and his government.

Where are they fleeing to?

Many Syrian people have been forced to leave their homes to escape and found safety in other neighboring countries. Many had successfully fled to their neighboring nations in Jordan, Iraq, Turkey and Lebanon. More than 4 million have fled since the start of violence in the country. Many are aiming to go in Europe for their safety.

What is happening to Syrians caught in the war?

More than four years from the day it started, the crisis resulted to massive killings over 220,000 people, half of whom are believed to be civilians. Bombing building, houses, crowded cities resulted massive casualties and horrifying scenes of violence are all over the place. Scarcity of the basic needs is one of the main problems of the country.The U.N estimates 7.6 million people are internally displaced.

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