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In 2011, the Syrian uprising rapidly escalated into a large-scale, complex, multi-dimensional civil war. Over a period of six years, the violence spread and became more intense, hundreds of thousands of people were killed, and the economic infrastructure and civic life of the region were devastated. The resultant fragmentation of Syrian territory was accompanied by the large-scale internal and external displacement of the population. Local activists, civil society members, and ordinary citizens have engaged in various practices to expose the violence. Such practices range from the uploading of videos to the internet and social media discussions, to more organized forms of activism, such as the creation of NGOs and the proper, systematic documentation of events. Since 2011, and in particular with the rise of ISIS, academics, policy makers, and the global media have taken a keen interest in the spectacle of violence in Syria.
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