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Politics of the Syrian Opposition

Syrian Civil War
Part of the Arab Spring, the Arab Winter, the spillover of the Iraqi Civil War and Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
Syrian Civil War map.svg
Current military situation: Red: Syrian government, Green: Syrian opposition, Yellow: Rojava (SDF), Grey: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant,
White: Tahrir al-Sham (formerly known as the al-Nusra Front)
For a more detailed map, see Cities and towns during the Syrian Civil War. The map above was last updated on 13 May 2017.
Date 15 March 2011 (2011-03-15) – present
(6 years, 2 months and 5 days)
Location Syria (with spillovers in neighboring countries)
Status Ongoing
Territorial
changes		 As of May 2017: the government held 22.03% of Syria (70.6% of the population); ISIL-held territory constituted 32.38% of Syria (5.9% of the population); 22.43% controlled by the SDF (14.2% of the population); 23.16% held by rebel groups (including the al-Nusra front; 9.3% of the population)
Main belligerents
 Rojava (SDF)
(from 2012)

CJTF–OIR
(from 2014)
United States
 France
 United Kingdom
 Netherlands
 Australia
 Jordan
 Germany
Commanders and leaders

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