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More than half of Syria’s pre-war population of 22 million have fled their homes. Some 6.7 million are internally displaced, many of them living in camps, while another 5.6 million are registered as refugees abroad.

Why are Syrians leaving their homes? Syrians are leaving their homes when life becomes unbearable. Some of the top reasons they cite include: Violence: Since the Syrian civil war began, nearly 585,000 people have been killed, including more than 21,900 children, reports the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Who lives in Aleppo? Formerly Syria’s economic hub, Aleppo had an estimated pre-war population of about two million. About one million people are now living in the west, in comparative safety. Those trapped in the east are living in appalling conditions.

A hospital in Aleppo is the most dangerous place in the world. Hospitals are being destroyed by Syrian government and Russian warplanes across Syria. A hospital is targeted every 17 hours. A health worker is murdered every 63 hours.

This is a new life, new beginning.” Nearly two years after Syrian government forces took back control of Aleppo, the eastern part of the city — once a center of the rebellion against President Bashar al Assad — is still in ruins. Thousands fled Aleppo during the war, and more left when the fighting ended.

Even though the government has taken over the city of Aleppo from the rebels, the civil war in Syria is far from over. The fight for Aleppo has affected the lives of many people living in the city.

The Aleppo bombings (April–July 2016) were intense bombardments on both rebel and government-held areas in the city of Aleppo, Syria starting in late April 2016. However, the bombings continued through July. …

The suburb, 15km east of Damascus has an estimated population of 400,000, who have been under siege since 2013. Eastern Ghouta, located just east of Damascus, has become the recent focus of a fierce offensive by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.

In May 2020, based on the evidence gathered, Amnesty International said the Russian-Syrian attacks on medical facilities and other civilian infrastructure were in violation of several international humanitarian laws, which summed up to “war crimes.” In June 2020, Russia announced its decision to quit a voluntary UN …