SYRIA: Timeline of events

2011

AprilMay
5000Syrianrefugees,mostlychildrenand
theirmothers,crosstheLebaneseborderin
ordertofleefightinginTalkalakh

JuneNovember
ThousandsofSyriansbegintoflowthroughTurkishbordersin
ordertoescapetheonslaughtofthemilitaryledsiegeonJisral
Shighour.
InJuly,2000SyriansseekrefugeinJordan,mostlyfromthetown
ofDeraa.
ByNovemberthousandsofSyrianstravelacrosstheTurkish
bordertoresidein6majorcampsestablishedbytheTurkish
governmenttoaccommodaterefugees.

2012

MarchDecember
TheBekaaValleyinLebanonbecomesa
majordestinationforSyriansseekingrefuge.

Nearly200000SyriansfleetoLebanonandTurkeyinorderto

escapefightinginAleppo.
InJuly,upto40000refugeestraveltoLebanontoescapefighting
inDamascus.
InSeptemberupto11000SyrianscrossintoTurkey,Jordanand
Lebanontoescapeescalatingviolenceoverthecourseof24hours.
InDecember,influencedbyworseninglivingconditionsandlackof
resources,40casesofTBarediscoveredamongstrefugeesliving
incampsinLebanon.

2013

ThousandsofrefugeesintheLevantsuffer
throughsomeoftheworstweather
conditionsinyears,facingextremestorms
withminimalresources.
BymidJulynearly6000Syriansperdayaretravelingoutofthe
countrytofleetheconflict.
InAugust,nearly20000SyrianscrossintoIraqtoseekrefuge.
ByNovember,itbecomesevidentGreeceisconductingoperations
aroundunsealedTurkishborderswiththeintentofremovingSyrian
refugees.Inthesamemonth,Bulgariabeginstobuildaborder
fencetopreventthecrossingoverofSyrianrefugees.
Bytheendoftheyear,ashockingpoliooutbreakinSyriaspursan
eradicationmovementwhere23millionchildrenarevaccinatedin
ordertopreventthespreadofpolio.

2014
OnApril3rd,2014,Lebanonreceivesits1millionthrefugee.
24hourslater,Iraqannouncesitsfirstcaseofpolioin14years.
Theconditionistestedtoexhibitthesamecharacteristicsasthe
virusspurredamongstSyrianrefugees.
Itisannouncedapproximately1.2millionIraqishavebeen
displaced.
ISISthrivesinSyriaasthemostsuccessfulrebelgroup,having
takencontrolofSyrianoil.Lessthan30daysfollowingISIS
takeoverofSyrianresources,AmericanpresidentBarackObama
authorizesairstrikesinSyria.

2015-PRESENT
TheexodusofSyrianrefugees
hasnotquelledsincetheconflict
inSyriafirstarose4yearsprior.
RefugeesinconflictareasinSyria
continuetopassthroughto
Lebanon,Jordan,
Turkey,andIraqandYemen,
despitetheseparateconflictsin
lattercountries.
2015hasadditionallyseenthe
influxofSyrianrefugeesattemptingtocrossintotheEUvia
dangerousmethodsofcrossingtheMediterraneanseaandatthe
mercyofcarelesssmugglers.
71refugeesincludingchildrenwerefounddeadinanabandoned
freezertruckinAustria.Itisthoughtthatthesmugglersabandoned
thetruckwhilethepeopleinsidesuffocated.