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Ten years of war in Syria, through the eyes of Syrians forced to flee

A decade since the start of the conflict that has torn Syria apart, Euronews spoke to Syrians who were forced to flee their country, and have now found refuge in various parts of Europe.

France

From Damascus to Rouen: A Syrian dancer’s long road to refuge

The war in Syria displaced half of the country’s population, with many escaping to Europe for refuge - but the journey was rarely simple, or safe.

Sweden

How ISIS and coalition airstrikes combined to terrorise Raqqa

Amid Syria’s civil war, Raqqa became known the world over for being the stage of some of the most horrific episodes of violence perpetrated by the so-called Islamic State.

Belgium

From refuge in Belgium, a painter depicts Syria’s war through art

Amid Syria's civil war Ahmad Sheer was left with a choice he never wanted to have to make: to flee his country, or join in the fighting

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Belgium

The Briefing: Why Syria’s war has always been Europe’s problem

Despite what many want to believe, the crisis in Syria has been “Europe’s problem” from the start.

Syria

UN says 'quiet diplomacy' between actors in Syria crucial to end war

“I am absolutely convinced that (talks) will not progress far if a Syrian-led process is not supported by a constructive international diplomacy on Syria,” the UN's special envoy for Syria said.

Germany

‘I learned violence goes nowhere’: Syrian rebel who fled to Berlin

A former rebel fighter recounts why Syrians decided to pick up arms against the forces of the Bashar al-Assad regime, 10 years ago.

Syria

'I might not live to see a free Syria,' activist tells Euronews

"I might not live to see a free Syria," Wafa Ali Mustafa told Euronews on the 10th anniversary of the uprising.

Russia

Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta 'hit by chemical attack'

The investigative newspaper has faced multiple attacks over the years, including the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

Spain

From torture in jail, to refuge in Madrid: A Syrian’s civil war story

Ten years since the start of the conflict in Syria that has killed half a million people, a Syrian journalist recounts how he spent nearly eight years dodging police, bullets and bombs, before finding refuge in Madrid.

Syria

Syria’s war at 10: Meet two escapees who rebuilt their lives in Europe

Razan Ibraheem, Irish Tatler's 2016 International Woman of the Year, and Ahmed Barakat, who now works for the IOM, look back with Euronews over a decade of conflict.

World

Displaced Syrian children have 'lost connection' with own country

One in three children would rather be living outside Syria according to a Save the Children's study of 1,900 displaced children and their caregivers across Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and the Netherlands. The study found the vast majority can’t imagine a future in their parents' country of origin.

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Aerials show huge blaze after oil facility strike in Syria

Footage from the air taken by a Syrian opposition group showed scores of workers struggling to extinguish a massive fire resulting from burning oil tanker trucks in an open field.

Europe News

Belgium to repatriate children of jihadists held in Syria refugee camp

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said 30 to 50 children located in a refugee camp in northeastern Syria would be brought to Belgium.

France

NGOs demand France investigates Syrian regime's chemical attacks

The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) and Syrian Archive are seeking a French criminal investigation into the August 2013 chemical weapons attacks on Douma and Eastern Ghouta.

USA

US launches airstrike in Syria in Biden's first military action

The airstrikes targeted facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups, the Pentagon said.

People

New drone footage shows what a decade of war has done to Syria

Syria is a country steeped in centuries of history. But many of the architectural wonders from its past have been badly affected by civil war.

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Syria's White Helmets rescue four-year-old girl from well

Sumaya had fallen down a well in the northern Syrian town of Al-Bab.

Syria

COVID-19 has slowed repatriation of foreign children in Syrian camps

According to Save the Children, an estimated 200 foreign children were repatriated in 2020 from camps in north-east Syria, down from 685 in 2019.

Europe News

Turkey launches charm offensive to repair relations with EU

Turkey's charm offensive comes after months of difficulties between Ankara and Brussels.