Timeline of Syria unrest: how a minor protest led to nationwide bloodbaths
Timeline of Syria unrest: how a minor protest led to nationwide bloodbaths
New Delhi: The unrest in Syria began in the southern city of Deraa in March 2011 when locals gathered to demand the release of 14 school children who were arrested and reportedly tortured after writing
Government deployed army in Homs, Daraa and areas of Damascus in a bid to quash anti-regime protesters. It was after this Military crackdown that the United States tightened sanctions.
