Early insurgency phase of the Syrian Civil War
| Early insurgency phase of the Syrian Civil War |
| Part of Syrian Civil War
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Syrian Arab Army checkpoint in Douma, January 2012 |
| Date |
29 July 2011 – 20 April 2012 |
| Location |
Syria, neighbouring countries |
| Result |
UN-mediated truce:
- General cease of hostilities in late April and early May
- Cease-fire collapse and conflict escalation by June 2012
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| Belligerents |
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 Syrian Arab Republic
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 Syrian opposition
 Liwa al-Islam
 Ahrar al-Sham
 Al-Nusra Front
 Fatah al-Islam
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| Commanders and leaders |
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Bashar al-Assad
President of Syria
Adel Safar
Prime Minister of Syria
Dawoud Rajiha
Defense Minister
Fahed al-Jasem el-Freij
Chief Of Staff (Syrian Army)
Maher al-Assad
4th Division Commander
Mohammad Ibrahim al-Shaar
Interior Minister
Assef Shawkat
Deputy Defense Minister and Intelligence head
Walid Muallem
Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister
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Riad al-Asaad
Free Syrian Army commander
Mustafa Ahmed al-Sheikh
Higher Military Council head
Ali Sadreddine Bayanouni
Muslim Brotherhood leader
Hussein Harmoush (POW)
Free Officers Movement commander, until August 2011
Zahran Alloush
Liwa al-Islam commander
Hassan Aboud
Ahrar al-Sham leader
Abu Mohammad al-Julani
al-Nusra Front emir
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| Strength |
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Syrian Army: 200,000-250,000 soldiers
Militia men: around 10,000 fighters |
60,000
Rebel claim
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| Casualties and losses |
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Syrian security forces
3,770 (opposition sources)-3,857 (Ba'athist sources: 15 March 2011-21 June 2012) soldiers and policemen killed |
Syrian rebels:
2,980-3,235 fighters killed |
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Civilian casualties (including 1,800-2,154 civilians killed during civil uprising):
10,414-10,669 killed overall (government claim)
15,200-16,163 killed overall (opposition claims)
35,000 wounded overall
(see Deaths below for other estimates on killed)
240,000 displaced (including 180,000 refugees) |
UN-mediated truce:
Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian opposition
Liwa al-Islam
Ahrar al-Sham
Al-Nusra Front
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Wikipedia
Fatah al-Islam
Walid Muallem
Abu Mohammad al-Julani
Liwa al-Islam
Ahrar al-Sham