For a conflict that’s been so devastating, the war in Syria has a way of popping in and out of the media’s radar. For many people, the recent images to come out of the Syria town Khan Sheikhun showing the aftermath of a chemical attack allegedly carried out by Syria’s government, is a small window into a conflict that has killed almost 500,000 people since 2011.
But how did we get here? The origins of the conflict and who the players are is still a murky subject for some people, so the folks over at Vox put together a video explaining the current war’s history.
The video was first published in 2015 but has recently been updated. Check it out below:
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