Syrian Civil War: Facts & Related Content


Facts

Date February 2011 - present
Location Syria
Participants Free Syrian ArmyIslamic State in Iraq and Syria
Context Arab Spring

Did You Know?

  • When the Syrian Civil War began, the four main warring factions were ISIS, Kurdish forces, the Assad government, and other opposition groups.
  • Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have returned to their homes, often only to be displaced a second or third time.

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Topics

Timeline

Jasmine Revolution
Jasmine Revolution
December 17, 2010 - January 14, 2011
Yemen Uprising of 2011–12
Yemen Uprising of 2011–12
January 27, 2011 - 2012
The Toppling of the Assad Regime
Syrian Civil War
February 2011 - present
key locations of the 2011 revolt in Libya
Libya Revolt of 2011
February 15, 2011 - present

Key People

Barack Obama
Barack Obama
president of United States
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
president of Russia
Bashar al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad
president of Syria