Syria

Syria has never been a pinnacle of excellence but these recent problems began March 2011 when brutal civil war broke out. The UN estimates 100,000 have died from the conflict. The real beginning of the civil war started in the city of Deraa when the government imprisoned and tortured  15 schoolchildren for writing anti-government graffiti.The protests were peaceful to begin with, calling for the kids' release, democracy and greater freedom for people in the country.

The government responded angrily, and on 18 March 2011, the army opened fire on protesters, killing four people.The following day, they shot at mourners at the victims' funerals, killing another person.People were shocked and angry at what had happened and soon the unrest had spread to other parts of the country.At first the protesters just wanted democracy and greater freedom.But once government forces opened fire on peaceful demonstrations, people demanded that the President, Bashar al-Assad, resign. He refused and the civil war has been raging since.