Syrian civil war enters 14th year

AL-NAYRAB, Syria -- For years, Syria's civil war has been a largely frozen conflict, the country effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government of President Bashar Assad, various opposition groups and Syrian Kurdish forces. But as the conflict entered its 14th year Friday, observers say violence has been on the rise again while the world's attention is mostly focused on other crises, such as Russia's onslaught on Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The U.N.-backed body known as the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria...