2011-2012 Syrian uprising

Syrian Civil War

Part of the Arab Spring, the Arab Winter, the spillover of the , Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict

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Current military situation: Red: Syrian Government, Green: Syrian Opposition, Yellow: Federation of North Syria (SDF), Grey: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, White: Jabhat Fateh al-Sham
For a more detailed map, see Cities and towns during the Syrian Civil War. The map above was last updated on 28 November 2016.

Date	15 March 2011 (2011-03-15) – present (5 years, 8 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Location	Syria (with spillovers in neighboring countries)
Status	Ongoing
Territorial changes	As of February 2016: the government held 40% of Syria (66% of the population); ISIL-held territory constituted 20–40% of Syria; 20% controlled by rebel groups (including the al-Nusra front); 15–20% held by the Kurds

Main belligerents

Syrian Government

()

Allied groups

Russia (from 2015)
Iran (from 2013)
Hezbollah (from 2013)
Support:
Egypt
(Denied by Egypt)

FSA
(from 2014)
Fatah Halab (from 2015)
(2013–2015)

Turkey(from 2016)
Support:
Saudi Arabia
France
Qatar
United States

Army of Conquest

Al-Nusra Front (Jabhat Fatah al-Sham since mid-2016)
Ahrar al-Sham
Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria

Allied groups

Support:

Turkey (until October 2016)

ISIL (from 2012)

Rojava

(from 2012)

Support:
United States (from 2014)
Russia (from 2015)
Iraqi Kurdistan (Involved in Siege of Kobanî)
PKK

CJTF–OIR
(from 2014)

UAE

Commanders and leaders

Bashar al-Assad
(President of Syria)
Fahd Jassem al-Freij
()
Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
(Chief of Staff of the Army)
Issam Hallaq
(Chief of Staff of the Air Force)
Issam Zahreddine
(Major General of the )
Maher al-Assad (WIA)
(Commander of the )
Suheil Al Hassan
(Chief Commander of the Tiger Forces)
Ali Mamlouk
(Director of the National Security Bureau)
Rafiq Shahadah
(Head of the )
Mohammed Dib Zaitoun
(Head of the )
Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh
(Deputy Director of the )
Dhu al-Himma Shalish
(Head of Presidential Security)
Hassan Nasrallah
(Secretary General of Hezbollah)
Ali Khamenei
(Supreme Leader of Iran)
Qasem Soleimani
(Commander of Quds Force)
Vladimir Putin
(President of Russia)
Ahmed Jibril
(Founder of PFLP-GC)

KIA:

Assef Shawkat †
(Deputy Minister of Defense)
Dawoud Rajiha † (Minister of Defense)
Hasan Turkmani †
(Former Minister of Defense)
Hisham Ikhtiyar †
(National Security Adviser)
Jameh Jameh †
(Head of Military Intelligence)
Rustum Ghazaleh †
(Head of Syrian National Intelligence)
Hilal al-Assad †
(Head of )
Abdo al-Tallawi †
(Syrian Army General)
†
(Head of Air Force Intelligence Directorate)
Abdullah Mahmoud al-Khalidi †
(Syrian Air Force Major General)
Mohammed al-Awwad †
(Syrian Army Brigadier General)
Ghanem Ibrahim al-Hassan †
(Syrian Army Brigadier General)
Hassan al-Ibrahim †
(Syrian Army Brigadier General)
Rajeh Mahmoud †
(Syrian Army Brigadier General)
Hossein Hamadani †
(IRGC Major General)
Hassan Shateri †
(Senior Commander of IRGC)
Mohammad Jamali-Paqaleh †
(IRGC Commander)
Mohammad Ali Allahdadi †
(Quds Force Commander)
Mohsen Gheytaslou †
(Takavar from )
Samir Kuntar †
(Senior Commander of Hezbollah)
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