Syrian Civil War Story so far

 The current war in Syria began on March 15, 2011 and has caused the death of approximately 100,000 people—about half of whom are citizens.
The people of Syria have called for the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad, whose family has held the presidency in Syria since 1971. They have created the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. The coalition was recognized as the legitimate government of Syria by the Arab League in 2013 and has been supported by the European Union and the United States, who have enforced a large amount of sanctions against Syria since the war started. In January of 2013, the UN released a report that detailed crimes against humanity committed by the Syrian government, including the use of chemical weapons against the rebels.
In 2013, the Syrian government released a statement indicating that all Western reporters would be targeted in the war. In February, award-winning American journalist Marie Colvin was killed at the siege of Homs in Syria. By March of 2013 it was estimated that around 150 journalists had been killed in the Syrian Civil War. In May of 2013, U.S. and Russian officials jointly called for an international peace conference to discuss a plan for ending the war. In June of 2013, the UN submitted the largest aid appeal in history to help Syria, reported at $5 billion.