Syrian Civil War
2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
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Summary
Syrian Civil War is a civil war[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of civil war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34,057 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Syria[3]
- Instance of: proxy war[4], communal violence[5]
- Location: Syria[6]
- Part of: Arab Spring[7], Arab Winter[8]
- Commons category: Syrian Civil War[9]
- Has part(s): foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war[10], timeline of the Syrian civil war[11], War against the Islamic State[12], Chronicle of the Civil War in Syria 2025[13], Chronicle of the Civil War in Syria 2026[14], Operation Battle for the Restoration of Dignity[15], spillover of the Syrian Civil War[16]
- Start time: March 15, 2011[17]
- End time: December 8, 2024[18]
- Participant: Burhan Ghalioun[19], Ali Sadreddine Al-Bayanouni[20], Riad al-Asaad[21], Assef Shawkat[22], Dawoud Rajiha[23], Maher al-Assad[24], Bashar al-Assad[25], Ali Habib Mahmud[26], Walid Muallem[27], Haitham al-Maleh[28], Samir Nashar[29], Mashaal Tammo[30], United States[31], Ahmed al-Sharaa[32]
- Significant event: Siege of Daraa[33], Khan Shaykhun chemical attack[34], Battle of Baghuz Fawqani[35], 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria[36], fall of the Assad regime[37]
- Has cause: human rights in Syria[38], sectarianism and minorities in the Syrian civil war[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:Syrian civil war[40]
- Number of deaths: 570,000[41]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: بوابة:الحرب الأهلية السورية[42]
- Topic has template: Template:Syrian civil war[43], Template:Syrian civil war infobox[44]
- Has immediate cause: Arab Spring[45]
- Has effect: spillover of the Syrian Civil War[46], international reactions to the Syrian civil war[47]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[48]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of the Syrian Civil War[49]
- Social media followers: 103,218[50]
Why It Matters
Syrian Civil War has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 156 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]