What is happening in Syria (2013–16)?

August 2013. Satellite image shows part of the residential neighbourhood of Jowbar in 2013. Dozens of people are reported to have died in the attack, although the exact number is not known. Syria has said that the chemical attack is a "fabrication" - as has its main ally, Russia. read more

To understand what's happening in Syria, you must know about the source of the current wave of instability in the Middle East: the Arab Spring. Syria, just like Lybia and many other Middle Eastern countries were the victims of a policy that certain countries took that assumed that the Arab Spring was a good thing. read more