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Syrian uprising (2011-2012)

Syrian Civil War
Part of the Arab Spring, the Arab Winter, the spillover of the Iraq conflict and Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
Syrian Civil War map.svg
Military situation in February 2018
     Syrian Arab Republic      Syrian opposition      Democratic Federation of Northern Syria (SDF)
     Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
  Tahrir al-Sham (formerly al-Nusra Front)
For a full list of combatants see order of battle.
For a more detailed, up-to-date, interactive map, see .
Date 15 March 2011 (2011-03-15) – present    (6 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location Syria (with spillovers in neighboring countries)
Status Ongoing
Territorial
changes		 As of 1 February 2018: the Syrian Government held 55.1% of Syrian territories; SDF-held territory constituted 27.4%; 11.4% was controlled by rebel groups (including HTS); 6.1% was held by ISIL
Main belligerents
Flag of Rojava.svg Democratic Federation of Northern Syria (SDF) (from 2012)

Flag of the International Freedom Battalion.svg International Freedom Battalion

CJTF–OIR
(from 2014)
Commanders and leaders

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