The Syrian civil war is the deadliest conflict the 21st century has witnessed thus far.

With much of the country in ruins, millions of Syrians having fled abroad [Abdulrhman Ismail/Reuters] Five years since the conflict began, more than 450,000 Syrians have been killed in the fighting, more than a million injured and over 12 million Syrians – half the country’s prewar population – have been displaced from their homes. In … Continue reading The Syrian civil war is the deadliest conflict the 21st century has witnessed thus far.