How Assad won the Syrian civil war: A timeline: July 2011
Anti-government rebels and defectors from the Syrian army organised into the Free Syrian Army (FSA).
Fighting between them and pro-Assad forces intensified across Syria.
August 2011
World leaders including US President Barack Obama, UK Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Assad to step down.
This international condemnation came after months of human rights abuses against rebels and anti-government protesters.
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