Explore histories of migration, citizenship and belonging in Germany and the U.S. over the centuries.
2011
Syrian Civil War
The Arab Spring revolutions with long held protests in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt reach Syria. The demonstrations do not, however, lead to the political overthrow of the Syrian government but instead to a Civil War. Since 2011, an estimated 100,000 people have been killed in this war (according to United Nations sources, amongst others).
After the information from the Media Service Integration, the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) took in approximately 4,000 refugees from Syria by March 2014.
