Thread by @AFP

VIDEO: Ten years of war in Syria: A timeline
After a decade of unfathomable violence and human tragedy that has made Syria the defining war of the early 21st century, the fighting has tapered off but the suffering hasn't

Syria's war robbed 83-year-old Abderrazaq Khatoun of 13 of his children and one of his wives, but he was forced to overcome his grief quickly to raise 11 orphaned grandchildren u.afp.com/UxZj

Syria's decade-long war has left more than 380,000 people dead and forced millions into exile
Here is a summary of the main events in the conflict, which has drawn in a host of regional and international powers u.afp.com/UxiK

#Syria10 - A Syrian family displaced from their northern village four years ago, has found a source of income in collecting and selling metal scrap, including unexploded ordnance shells and spent ammunition casings
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#Syria10 - More than four years ago, Jneid, his brothers and their families came to Syria's last major rebel bastion of #Idlib, after they were forced to flee regime bombardment on their hometown of Latamneh, in Hama province
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#Syria10 - Jneid dismantles any unexploded ammunition, extracting any explosives, before transporting it safely back to his scrapyard. The metal is used to make heaters while the explosives are sold to local quarries
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#Syria10 - The UN says explosive remnants of war are still widespread across Syria.
It warns that children are particularly vulnerable but Abdelkarim, 10, still wants to help his family, even though he is "scared one could blow up"
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#Syria10 - #VIDEO Beyond the oil well, Syrians rummage in trash to eat
When a tractor tows in fresh rubbish at a dump outside the Syrian city of Al-Malikiyah, men, women and children rip open the bags looking for something to sell on or eat
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#Syria10 - Syria was an archaeologist's paradise, home to some of the oldest and best-preserved jewels of ancient civilisations
The war has not only destroyed its present and poisoned its future, it has also damaged its fabled past
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#Syria10 - #Palmyra was once known as the 'Venice of the Sands' but @Maher_mon said it felt like a "ghost town in an old horror movie" after jihadists destroyed the ancient city.
This is his blog from 2016
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@Maher_mon #Syria10 - #VIDEO Casting tiny columns from plaster at a makeshift workshop in northern Syria, Ali Saleh patiently rebuilds a model of the ancient ruins of his lost hometown #Palmyra
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@Maher_mon Key topics in the Syrian conflict, from zones of control to the migrant crisis, explained in a series of infographics by #AFPgraphics

#Syria10 - Chronology of key dates in the Syrian war, since March 2011
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@Maher_mon #Syria10 - More than 385,000 deaths in Syria since the start of the war in 2011
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@Maher_mon #Syria10 - Map showing the forces and their areas of control in Syria
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@Maher_mon #Syria10 - Profile of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
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@Maher_mon #Syria10 - Number of Syrian refugees and internally displaced people registered by the United Nations since 2011
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@Maher_mon #Syria10 - Chart showing Syria's trade balance since 2000
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@Maher_mon #Syria10 - 3D map of #Idlib province, detailing control of territory and the number of civilians killed or displaced in the conflict
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@Maher_mon #Syria10 - Syrian refugees registered by UNHCR in neighbouring countries, Europe and other areas
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#Syria10 - Syria's decade-long war has seen the #Kurds make strides towards autonomy while becoming key allies of the West.
But with the conflict winding down and the so-called Islamic State group ousted from its caliphate, what's next?
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#Syria10 - Who are the Kurds?
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#Syria10 - @AFP looks back at the role Kurdish women played in the fight against jihadists in Syria.
@Delilsouleman recounts how they reassured him "there is justice in the fight between good and evil'.
This is his blog from 2017
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#Syria10 - After ten years of war in Syria, @AFPphoto looks back at some images of the conflict, from 2011-13

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@AFPphoto #Syria10 - After ten years of war in Syria, @AFPphoto looks back at some images of the conflict, from 2013-15
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@AFPphoto #Syria10 - After ten years of war in Syria, @AFPphoto looks back at some images of the conflict, from 2015-17
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@AFPphoto #Syria10 - After ten years of war in Syria, @AFPphoto looks back at some images of the conflict, from 2017-19
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@AFPphoto #Syria10 - After ten years of war in Syria, @AFPphoto looks back at some images of the conflict, from 2019-21
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@AFPphoto #Syria10 - What is real? Christian Chaise pulls back the curtain and shows us the rigorous verification process behind @AFP photo and video coverage
This is his blog from 2018
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@AFPphoto #Syria10 - Who decides what is too gruesome? Roland de Courson takes us behind-the-scenes as AFP's photo and video editors decide what warzone images can be published
This is his blog from 2014
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