Syria conflict explained: What's at stake after latest gas attack - USA Today

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Syria conflict explained: What's at stake after latest gas attack
Author: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

News of an alleged gas attack against civilians in Syria marks the latest grim chapter in fighting that entered its eighth year in March.

The conflict that began as a peaceful uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime escalated into a full-scale civil war that is now one of this century's deadliest.

Along the way, the Syrian conflict allowed Islamic State extremists to flourish, created the world's worst refugee crisis since World War II and exacerbated an international power struggle.

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