Violence in Syria Rising, Aid Flagging as Civil War Enters 14th Year

FILE - A U.S. military vehicle drives south of the northeastern city of Qamishli, on Oct. 26. 2019, as it passes by a poster showing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Syria’s civil entered its 14th year on March 15, 2024. FILE - IS militants are seen in Tel Abyad, Syria, May 4, 2015. After years of civil war, the country is effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government, various opposition groups and Kurdish forces. (Militant website via AP) FILE - Female residents from former Islamic State-held areas in Syria line up for aid at al-Hol camp in Hasakeh province, Syria, March 31, 2019. Syria’s civil war entered its 14th year on March 15, 2024, a somber anniversary in a long-frozen conflict.

For years, Syria’s civil war has been a largely frozen conflict, the country effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government of President Bashar al-Assad, various opposition groups and Syrian Kurdish forces.