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Lesson Plan April 28 2025

Lesson plan: Civil war in Syria and the human impact

Learn about the Syrian Civil War through news reports and comics

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Daily News Lesson December 09 2024

Rebels seize Damascus, forcing out ruling government of Syria

Learn how rebels finally toppled the reign of the Assad family, and discuss what might come next for Syria

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Daily News Lesson March 15 2023

Top Lesson: Syria marks 12 years of civil war + News wrap 3/16/23 + Student video

Understand why war in Syria has been raging for over a decade with no end in sight

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Daily Video April 07 2017

U.S. fires missiles into Syria in response to chemical weapons attack

The U.S. launched nearly 60 missiles aimed at strategic air force targets in Syria Thursday night in retaliation for the Syrian's government's use of chemical weapons which killed at least 100 civilians on Tuesday.

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Daily Video April 05 2017

U.S. condemns chemical weapons attack in Syria

A chemical weapons attack killed dozens of civilians in a town in Idlib province in Syria on Tuesday.

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