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The Syrian civil war is now advancing into its sixth year since Syrian opposition groups started to protest against President Bashar al-Assad. When the “Arab Spring” turned the Middle East into a fireball of protests, hope, and blood, it was only a matter of time until the Syrian people, who knew only oppression, will upraise with the hope for better life.
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Zarka, S. (2017). Introduction. In: Zarka, S., Lerner, A. (eds) Complicated War Trauma and Care of the Wounded . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53339-1_1
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