A civil war is being fought in Syria leading to many casualties and refugees following an unsuccessful rebellion to depose President Assad in 2011. Various groups and factions are continuing opposition, some armed others using political methods. Increasing escalation in the conflict, including the use of chemical weapons on Syrian civilians, has caused nations around the world to call for armed intervention.
Syria, or to give it its full name, the Syrian Arab Republic, is a middle-eastern country sitting between Iraq and the Mediterranean but also with...