Syria: Turning commitments into action

What started as local anti-government protests in the city of Daraa in 2011 quickly evolved into a popular uprising. The conflict has since cost the lives of 470,000 people and resulted in the displacement of almost 11 million. This is no longer a revolution but an internationalised conflict hijacked by big-power politics, and Syrians and their neighbouring countries are paying the price.

Author: Patryk Pawlak

ESO: Background information: The role of the EU in the Syrian conflict http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-role-of-the-eu-in-the-syrian-conflict/

EEAS: Countries: Syria and the European Union http://eeas.europa.eu/syria/index_en.htm

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