15 Active War Zones Where You Can Vacation
| September 9, 2016
7. Syria
The Syrian Civil War is without a doubt the most dire and appalling humanitarian crisis in the world right now. Since hostilities first broke out in 2011, as many as half-a-million people have lost their lives. This figure doesn’t even touch upon the millions of refugees who have been displaced by the conflict. Further complicating matters, the expansion of ISIS has made an already terrible situation even worse. Meanwhile, the political disagreements of the nations most equipped to deal with the problem leave innocent lives twisting in the wind.
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