Politics of Syria

The Syrian Civil War was an armed conflict that began with the Syrian revolution in March 2011, when popular discontent with the Ba'athist regime ruled by Bashar al-Assad triggered large-scale protests and pro-democracy rallies across Syria, as part of the wider Arab Spring. The Assad regime responded to the protests with lethal force, which led to a series of defections, the emergence of armed opposition groups, and the civilian uprising descending into a civil war. The war lasted almost 14 years and culminated in the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. Many sources regard this as the end of the civil war even though clashes have continued into 2026.

opposition group to the rule of the Assad family in Syria

information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War

Overview of the Political System of Syria

Kurdish inhabited area of Syria

international diplomatic collective of countries and bodies

political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces

organization

coalition of Syrian Islamist rebel groups

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hezbollah military intervention in the Syrian civil war

Coalition of 40 Syrian opposition groups

Syria war 2011