https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/the-syrian-crisis-simplified-whos-fighting-whom-and-why
Syria's chaotic war opened the way for the Islamic State to expand across the border in 2013. IS has seized about a third of Syria, and has placed its capital in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39528673
The conflict in Syria is often referred to as a civil war, meaning a conflict between citizens of the same country. It certainly started as an uprising of Syrian citizens. They took to the streets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFpanWNgfQY
Watch how the Syrian civil war became the mess it is today.After four-plus years of fighting, Syria's war has killed at least hundreds of thousands of people

https://apnews.com/syrian-crisis-simplified-whos-fighting-whom-and-why-3f6546c171a14a0bb422b904ca04191b
Syria's chaotic war opened the way for the Islamic State to expand across the border in 2013. IS has seized about a third of Syria, and has placed its capital in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa. A U.S.-led coalition is fighting the Islamic State from the air, while the CIA is secretly arming and assisting rebels fighting Assad.

https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-syria
Estimates in May 2023 put the death toll at almost 60,000, with 50,700 casualties in Turkey and 8,400 in Syria. Syria's twelve years of conflict have severely hindered its relief efforts—the

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/4/14/syrias-war-explained-from-the-beginning
Syria's war explained from the beginning. On March 15, the war entered its eighth year. 47:37. 14 Apr 2018. More than 465,000 Syrians have been killed in the fighting, over a million injured

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35806229
Twelve years of war have inflicted immense suffering on the Syrian people. In addition to the bloodshed, more than half of Syria's pre-war population of 22 million have had to flee their homes

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/fighting-syrias-civil-war
World May 8, 2017 9:28 AM EDT. Syria's civil war has grown ever more complex in the six years since protesters first challenged the government. President Bashar al-Assad aims to reassert control

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/syria-ten-years-of-war
There is limited shelter, fuel is scarce, and food prices are soaring. According to the UN, Syria is "the worst man-made disaster since World War II". 9.3 million Syrians are food-insecure

https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15744.doc.htm
Against the backdrop of a two-year political deadlock in a 13-year-old conflict, Syria remains beset by ongoing violence, an economic crisis and a worsening humanitarian situation, the Security Council heard today, as the Secretary-General's Deputy Special Envoy for the country urged sustained de-escalation towards a nationwide ceasefire, unhindered humanitarian aid via all modalities and

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/24/why-does-us-still-forces-syria-explainer
Home to more than 80,000 Syrians who fled the war, Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp marks 10 years since opening. Published On 28 Jul 2022 28 Jul 2022 More from News

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1151456
He noted that more than half of Syria's population - about 13 million people - are facing high levels of acute food insecurity, over 650,000 children under five show symptoms of stunting due to severe malnutrition, and a third of the country's children experience food poverty. ... The plight of civilians affected by war in 2023 was

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/watching-syrias-war
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a group based in Britain, has reported fighting between government forces and rebels, including the use of "barrel bombs," since the middle of last week.

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/15/976352794/syrias-civil-war-started-a-decade-ago-heres-where-it-stands
War broke the social and business ties that bound neighbors to their community. "It was a hard ten years," Ahlam Rachid, a 52-year-old aid worker at World Vision in Syria's Idlib province, tells

https://www.newsweek.com/syria-war-fighting-history-conflict-trump-military-intervention-580558
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has joined his allies, Russia and Iran, in condemning U.S. Navy airstrikes on a Syrian airbase, arguing that Washington acted on false reports and committed a

https://time.com/4059856/syria-civil-war-explainer/
October 7, 2015 11:41 AM EDT. T he four-year civil war in Syria became even more complex after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered airstrikes on Sept. 30. Iran, the Lebanese militia Hizballah

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-middle-east-43337411
The war in Syria has now lasted for seven years. ... Joe Inwood explains who is fighting whom and why, Subsection. Middle East. Published. 9 March 2018. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Syrian-Civil-War
The Syrian Civil War is an ongoing violent conflict in Syria between pro-democratic insurgents and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's long-standing dynastic regime. The war has been a source of significant instability in the Middle East since 2011, and the resultant civilian displacement and refugee exodus constitute one of the worst

https://news.sky.com/story/ten-years-of-war-in-syria-why-the-conflict-began-who-was-involved-and-the-consequences-12246470
It has been 10 years since the war in Syria began. Hundreds of thousands of people have died over the past decade and tens of thousands have disappeared, their fates unknown.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/15/twelve-years-on-from-the-beginning-of-syrias-war
Twelve years on from the beginning of Syria's war. Millions are still displaced and hundreds of thousands have died in 12 years of fighting, but al-Assad remains in power. While the front lines

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/whos-who-syrias-civil-war
Rebel fighters train in western Deraa governorate. (Alaa Faqir/Reuters) Syria's civil war has grown ever more complex in the six years since protesters first challenged the government. President

https://theconversation.com/syria-whos-involved-and-what-do-they-want-95002
The Syrian conflict is a war of many sides. Here's a rundown of the key players. Menu ... Iran has helped corral volunteer fighters from across the Shia world to join the fight, initially as

https://www.iom.int/video/syrias-war-who-fighting-and-why-updated
Watch how the Syrian civil war became the mess it is today. Watch how the Syrian civil war became the mess it is today. Skip to main content Making migration work for all ... Syria's War: Who is fighting and why (Updated) Search To search for a specific combination of words please use quotations marks as follows: "climate change"

https://www.history.com/news/syria-civil-war-assad-rebels
The Syrian civil war, which has devastated the entire country of Syria and its neighbors, is a complex conflict that involves several nations, ... Since the fighting began, more than 470,000

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-27/israel-launches-air-attack-on-syria/104028400
Israel has occupied the Golan Heights since capturing the strategically important region from Syria during a 1967 war, but only Israel and the United States recognise it as Israeli territory.