Subject Guides: Syria: Civil War (since 2011)

Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera News
Al Jazeera offers complete news coverage of Syria's civil war with more in-depth reporting of the daily events than most media outlets.
Life on Hold (Interactive)
The struggle of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. "Displaced by a bloody conflict … over a million Syrians have flooded into Lebanon, where they now make up a quarter of the population. Haunted by the past, uncertain of the future, they wait out the war in makeshift camps and abandoned buildings. For these refugees, and for the country that shelters them, life has changed forever." Videos, pictures, interviews, facts and figures.

Return to Homs (Documentary film--Films on Demand)

Return to Homs

Nineteen-year-old Basset is the goalkeeper for the Syrian national soccer team. When revolution breaks out the charismatic young man becomes an iconic protest leader and singer. Osama is a 24-year-old media activist and pacifist wielding his camera to document the revolution. But when their beloved Homs becomes a bombed-out ghost town, these two peaceful protesters take up arms and transform into renegade insurgents, with devastating results.

Confront Genocide: US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Can the war in Syria be called a genocide? The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) believes that the "global response to the crisis has been woefully insufficient and a stain on our collective conscience."

Their country case study on Syria offers articles, images, and in-depth research to understand more.