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  2. May 2, 2023 · Reuters. A peaceful uprising against the president of Syria 12 years ago turned into a full-scale civil war. The conflict has left half a million people dead, devastated cities and drawn...

  3. Feb 13, 2024 · What began as protests against President Assad’s regime in 2011 quickly escalated into a full-scale war between the Syrian government—backed by Russia and Iran—and anti-government rebel ...

  4. Several political scientists, military experts and journalists have stated that the Syrian Civil War is primarily rooted in a feud between Russia and the United States and their allies in the region over natural gas pipelines passing through Syria on their way to European markets.

  5. Feb 14, 2023 · Mohammed Khair/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images. By Zachary Laub. February 14, 2023. Twelve years after protesters in Syria first demonstrated against the four-decade rule of the Assad family,...

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  6. Online Analysis. 14th December 2021. IISS Conflict Briefing. The civil war in Syria: an intractable conflict with geopolitical implications. The armed conflict in Syria has now lasted for more than ten years. What started as an uprising during the 2011 Arab Spring soon turned into one of the most deadly and destructive civil wars of the modern era.

  7. 6 days ago · Syria. Participants: Free Syrian Army. Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Context: Arab Spring. Key People: Vladimir Putin. Bashar al-Assad. Barack Obama. Top Questions. What is the Syrian Civil War? How did the Syrian Civil War begin? Who are the major combatants in the Syrian Civil War? Have chemical weapons been used in the Syrian Civil War?

  8. Mar 15, 2021 · A violent crackdown and repression by the government followed. In July 2011, defectors from the military announced the formation of the Free Syrian Army, a rebel group aiming to...