2. Where is Syria?
Syria is a country in
Western Asia,
bordering Lebanon
and the
Mediterranean Sea to
the West, Turkey to
the north, Iraq to the
east, Jordan to the
south and Israel to
the southwest.
3.
4. The conflict began on March 15, 2011
and still going today.
5.
6. 50 percent of the total number of family
members were children younger than 18.
34 percent of all households reported no
income, and the remaining 66 percent had an
average income.
18 percent of households are headed by
females and 55 percent of these households
report no income.
No women reported earning an income from
work outside the house.
72 percent of households stated that they
were in debt.
7.
8. Protesters demanded the resignation
of President Bashar al-Assad, whose
family has held the presidency in Syria
since 1971, as well as the end to over
four decades of Ba'ath Party rule.
9.
10. The People who fought are mainly the Free
Syrian Army (Protesters)15,000 and the Syrian
Armed Forces (Government) has 30,520.