Over half of Syria’s population is now homeless.
Source article on CNN.com
- The 2011 Arab Spring saw riots & protests erupt in Middle East.
- In Syria, protests exploded against President Bashar al-Assad.
- Syrian government forces responded with brutal violence.
- The protests eventually turned into outright civil war.
- Chemical weapons have been used repeatedly during the war.
- Estimates in April 2015 put the death toll at 300,000+
- The war is ongoing & over 4 million Syrians left their country.
- Another 7.6 million inside Syria are displaced from their home.
- Which means that over 50% of Syria’s population has left home.
- The UN says this is the largest refugee population in 25 years.
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