Assad responded with a brutal crackdown that spiraled into civil war that killed hundreds of thousands of people ... through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing from Turkey into Syria, where he ...
Syrian President ... s years-long civil war. Since its start in 2011, when Assad cracked down on largely peaceful protests, the conflict has killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced ...
The group refused to withdraw its forces from Manbij and Al Bab, areas that Ankara considers "hotbeds of terrorism." On December 9, the Free Syrian Army captured Manbij.