Ten years of Syria conflict, from protest to war to economic decline
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BEIRUT — Ten years into Syria’s conflict, President Bashar al-Assad has survived the bloody insurgency which started out with peaceful protests in March 2011. He holds sway over many parts of the country, helped by Russia’s military presence and Iran’s Shi’ite militias. Hostile Turkey still controls swathes of territory in the northwest and the U.S. […]