LINKTV Global 3000 December 30, 2016
Rose up against the authoritarian regime. Members of the army deserted and rebel groups formed, all with the common aim removing president Bashar Alassad from power. But today, almost six years later, assad is still at the helm. Syria remains a battleground with russia and has black backing the president s forces and the u. S. , turkey, support ing the rebels. In the mix, a terror organization, the i. S. And alnusra front and kurdish units fighting for control of the region. Syria is a patchwork of the occupied zones. Who knows how many lives have been lost. Estimates range of up to 470,000 pe...