Template:Syrian civil war infobox

Syrian civil war
Part of the Arab Spring and Arab Winter, spillover of the Iraqi civil war, war against the Islamic State, Global War on Terrorism, Kurdish–Turkish conflict, Iran–Israel, and the Iranian–Saudi Arabian proxy wars

Military situation on 8 December 2024:
  De facto terra nullius
     Islamic State presence
(full list of combatants, detailed map)
Date15 March 2011 (2011-03-15)[c] – present
(13 years, 8 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Syria (with spillovers in neighboring countries)
Status

Ongoing

Belligerents
Casualties and losses
Total deaths
580,000[9]–617,910+[10]
Civilian deaths
219,223–306,887+[d][11][12]
Displaced people

References

  1. ^ Formed in January 2017 as a merger between Jaysh al-Ahrar (a faction of Ahrar al-Sham), Ansar al-Din Front, Jaysh al-Sunna, Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (successor of Al-Nusra Front) and Liwa al-Haqq
  2. ^ Tartus naval base and Khmeimim Air Base
  3. ^ Attributed to multiple sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
  4. ^ 88% of whom were killed by government or Russian forces, according to the SOHR[10]
  1. ^ "Syrian Civil War Enters 10th Year". Voice of America. RFE/RL. 2020-03-15. Archived from the original on Apr 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Syria: Grim 10-year anniversary of 'unimaginable violence and indignities'". UN News. 2021-03-15. Archived from the original on Mar 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Sherlock, Ruth; Neuman, Scott; Homsi, Nada (March 15, 2021). "Syria's Civil War Started A Decade Ago. Here's Where It Stands". NPR. Archived from the original on Apr 18, 2024.
  4. ^ Ozcan, Ethem Emre (March 14, 2021). "10 years since start of Syrian civil war". Anadolu Ajansı. Archived from the original on Nov 26, 2023.
  5. ^ Romey, Kristin (March 9, 2022). "11 years into Syria's civil war, this is what everyday life looks like". National Geographic. Photographs by Keo, William. Archived from the original on 9 Mar 2022.
  6. ^ "Twelve years on from the beginning of Syria's war". Al Jazeera. 15 Mar 2023. Archived from the original on Jul 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Nawaz, Amna; Warsi, Zeba; Cebrián Aranda, Teresa (2023-03-15). "Syrians mark 12 years of civil war with no end in sight". PBS News. Archived from the original on Jun 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Why has the Syrian war lasted 12 years?". BBC News. 2016-03-15. Archived from the original on Jul 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "Syria". GCR2P. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Syrian Revolution 13 years on | Nearly 618,000 persons killed since the onset of the revolution in March 2011". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  11. ^ "UN Human Rights Office estimates more than 306,000 civilians were killed over 10 years in Syria conflict". United Nations. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Civilian Deaths in the Syrian Arab Republic: Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights". United Nations. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Over the past ten years, civilians have borne the brunt of the conflict, with an estimated 306,887 direct civilian deaths occurring.
  13. ^ "Syria emergency". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

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