This Tuesday, March. 18, 2014 photo provided by the anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center (AMC), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian man, injured by a government airstrike, walks outside a damaged building in Aleppo, Syria. Activists said Syrian warplanes and helicopter gunships carried out several air raids in the northern province of Aleppo on Tuesday killing and wounding a number of people. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center, AMC) (HOEP)
Syrians walk amid debris in a residential block reportedly hit by an explosives-filled barrel dropped by a government forces helicopter on March 18, 2014 in the northern city of Aleppo. Syria has suffered damage estimated at $31 billion as a result of its three-year civil war, Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has said, a figure nearly equivalent to its GDP. AFP PHOTO / AMC / FADI AL-HALABI (Fadi al-Halabi)
A handout picture released by the Syrian opposition's Shaam News Network shows the damage allegedly caused during shelling by Syrian government forces, of the Jurat al-Shayah neighbourhood in the flashpoint central city of Homs on April 13, 2012. The UN Security Council was to vote later on April 14, 2012, on a Western-drafted resolution allowing a ceasefire observer mission in Syria even though Russia's support remained in doubt.
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Third anniversary of Syria uprising JW01. Brussels (Belgium), 16/03/2014.- A supporter of the Syrian regime holds a photo of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and inscription reading in Arabic 'all with you' during a protest to mark the third anniversary of the start of the Syria conflict in Brussels, Belgium, 16 March 2014. Syria's crisis started with peaceful anti-government demonstrations in mid-March 2011 before turning into civil war after al-Assad's regime attempted to quash the protests. According to UN refugee agency estimates, more than nine million Syrians have been displaced since the conflict started. More than 6.5 million have sought refuge within Syria, while 2.6 million have fled to countries in the surrounding region. (Siria) EFE/EPA/JULIEN WARNAND (JULIEN WARNAND)
Lebanese citizens check the damage to a Shiite mosque at the site of a car bomb that exploded Sunday night, in the town of Nabi Othman, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) north of Baalbek, northeast Lebanon, Monday March 17, 2014. Lebanese security officials said the explosion caused panic and massive destruction in the Hezbollah stronghold, which has a sizable Christian population in addition to Shiites. The civil war in neighboring Syria already has ignited polarizing sectarian tensions between Lebanon's Sunnis and Shiites.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla) (Hussein Malla)
People stand in the rubble following a reported air strike by Syrian government forces on the Sukkari neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo on March 19, 2014. More than 146,000 people have been killed in Syria's war, and nearly half the population has been displaced. AFP PHOTO/BARAA AL-HALABI (BARAA AL-HALABI)
A picture taken on March 15, 2014 shows a family at the sprawling desert Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan near the border with Syria which provides shelter to around 100,000 Syrian refugees. Syrian refugees in the seven-square-kilometre (2.8-square-mile) Zaatari camp in Jordan fear that President Bashar al-Assad's likely re-election this year will leave their dream of a return home as distant as ever. The brutal war in Syria between the regime and its foes shows no sign of abating and has killed at least 146,000 people since it erupted in mid-March 2011. And 2.5 million Syrians have fled abroad and another 6.5 million have been internally displaced. Jordan is home to more than 500,000 of the refugees. AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI (KHALIL MAZRAAWI)
A man carries bread as he makes his way through the rubble of destroyed buildings following reported air strikes by government forces in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on February 2, 2014. At least 85 people were killed in 24 hours of Syrian regime air raids on the city of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, after 10 days of inconclusive peace talks. AFP PHOTO /MOHAMMED AL-KHATIEB (MOHAMMED AL-KHATIEB)
In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 photo, rebel fighters retreat for cover as enemy fire targets the rebel position during clashes at the Moaskar front line, one of the battlefields in Karmal Jabl neighborhood, in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras). (Narciso Contreras)
This image made from amateur video released by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and accessed Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, purports to show a Free Syrian Army soldier after firing a recoilless rifle during clashes with Syrian government forces at the village of Mukhtariya in the suburbs of Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Syrian Observatory for Human Rights via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO (Uncredited)
Mapa de ubicación de combates en Siria. (William Sánchez)
El conflicto que estalló en medio de una insurrección en gran parte de la región árabe, inició con protestas que se convirtieron en una insurgencia armada y con el tiempo se transformó en una guerra civil extensa, la cual -según activistas- ha costado la vida de más de 140.000 personas y ha ocasionado que dos millones de personas huyan del país.
La guerra civil en Siria inició en marzo del 2011 y tres años después aún no se vislumbra un final cercado a un conflicto estancado, donde la única mediación de potencias extranjeras ha llegado en forma de armas, que Arabia Saudí, Irán y sus aliados han cedido calladamente a los bandos.
El proceso de negociación de paz auspiciado por Naciones Unidas -conocido como Ginebra I y Ginebra II- se mantiene en neutro y ahora el régimen que gobierna Siria ha puesto ya en marcha unas elecciones que le allanarán el camino al presidente Bashar al Asad para intentar perpetuarse, aún más, en el poder.
Al-Asad, cuyo mandato de siete años expira el 17 de julio, aún no ha anunciado formalmente si se presenta a la reelección.
Las negociaciones de paz entre el gobierno del presidente Bashar Assad y la dividida oposición siria no han encontrado una solución diplomática a la crisis, que también ha alimentado la violencia sectaria conforme los extremistas islámicos se integraron al conflicto.
La Coalición Nacional Siria, principal grupo opositor con apoyo de las naciones occidentales, dijo el sábado en un comunicado que con motivo del tercer aniversario del conflicto haría nuevos votos para derribar el régimen de al-Asad, que es la fuente principal de sufrimiento del pueblo sirio.
"El volumen de los daños causados por la gran guerra librada en Siria se eleva a 4,7 trillones de libras sirias ($31.300 millones)", declaró Halaqi, al diario Al Baas.
En Siria el conflicto armado ha cobrado la vida de centenares de víctimas.
Esta cifra equivale casi al Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) de Siria, que según el Economist Intelligence Unit, alcanzaría unos $34.000 millones en 2014.
Ahmad al-Jarba, jefe de la coalición, atacó a Irán -principal soporte de al-Asad-, al grupo Jezbolá de Líbano y a combatientes chiíes que llegaron de Irak para combatir con las fuerzas del gobierno.
"Estamos luchando una guerra brutal y enfrentando enemigos que no tienen valores ni moral, como las camarillas de Hasan Nasrala (líder de Jezbolá), mercenarios hipócritas provenientes de Irak, hasta la cabeza de la serpiente en Teherán", dijo al-Jarba durante un discurso en Estambul. "Sirios: Nuestra revolución será victoriosa y el régimen terrorista químico se irá. La batalla no es larga porque ya hemos pasado la parte más difícil".
La prensa estatal siria no mencionó el aniversario.
En Beirut, agencias de ayuda internacionales dijeron que cada estadística que rastrea la vida de niños sirios ha empeorado mientras el conflicto avanza con gran dificultad, advirtiendo que una generación completa está en riesgo.
Evidenciando la gravedad de la situación en Siria, el director ejecutivo de Unicef, Anthony Lake, dijo que aproximadamente 2,3 millones de niños necesitaron el año pasado albergue, alimento, atención médica, educación o ayuda psicológica por el trauma que sufrieron. Esa cifra casi se duplicó a 5,5 millones este año, agregó.
"Cada uno de esos números tiene un rostro. Cada uno de esos números es un niño que ha perdido un futuro, o cuyo futuro está en riesgo", enfatizó Lake, quien calificó el sábado como "un aniversario triste e indignante".