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Revision as of 21:37, 9 April 2015 view sourceEkoGraf (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users61,338 edits Compromise wording. If its ''speculation'' as you say than that's what the word ''alleged'' is there for, as we used in other military infoboxes in these situations. Adding also one more source.← Previous edit Revision as of 11:10, 10 April 2015 view source Emesik (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users1,063 edits add alleged Israeli supportNext edit →
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Syrian Civil War
Part of the Arab Spring and Arab Winter
Spillover of the Iraqi insurgency

Current military situation: Red: government, Green: rebels, Yellow: Kurds (Rojava), Grey: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, White: al-Nusra Front; Brown: disputed areas (for a more detailed map, see Cities and towns during the Syrian Civil War).
Date15 March 2011 (2011-03-15) – present
(13 years, 9 months, 1 week and 3 days)
LocationSyria (with spillovers in neighboring countries)
Status Ongoing
Main belligerents

Government

Allied armed groups

 Iran

Supported by:
 Iran
 Russia
 N. Korea

Opposition

Supported by:
 Qatar
 Saudi Arabia
 Turkey
 USA
 France
 Libya
 Israel (alleged)

Nusra Front Supported by:

 Qatar (alleged)

 ISIL

 Rojava

Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
PKK
SMC
Sutoro
See: Kurdish conflict

 USA
 Canada
 Saudi Arabia
 Qatar
 Jordan
 Bahrain
 UAE
 Morocco
See: Intervention
Commanders and leaders


Strength

Syrian Armed Forces: 250,000

General Security Directorate: 8,000

National Defence Force: 80,000

Hezbollah: 8,000–10,000

Ba'ath Brigades: 7,000

al-Abbas brigade: 10,000 (8,000 Iraqis)

Iran: 10,000-15,000

Free Syrian Army: 40,000–50,000

Islamic Front: 40,000–70,000

Authenticity and Development Front: 13,000

Army of Mujahedeen: 5,000–12,000

al-Nusra Front: 5,000–6,000 (50 Khorasan)		 31,500 (CIA claim)–100,000 (Kurdish claim)

People's Protection Units (YPG): 65,000

Jabhat al-Akrad: 7,000
Casualties and losses

Syrian government 46,138–81,138 soldiers killed
30,662–44,662 militiamen killed
1,000 government officials killed
7,000 soldiers and militiamen and 2,000 supporters captured
Hezbollah
674 killed

Other non-Syrian fighters
2,727 killed

66,080–102,080 fighters killed*
979 protesters killed

25,500 fighters and supporters captured or missing		 6,245–8,321 killed (per SOHR; certain events January 2014–March 2015)
4,800+ killed (per SAA; conflict with the Syrian gov. September–December 2014)		 1,113–1,280 fighters killed

69,256–81,174 (2,996 foreign) civilian deaths documented by opposition
75 other foreign soldiers killed

Total killed
215,688–300,688 (March 2015 SOHR estimate)
220,000 (January 2015 UN estimate)

130,000 captured or missing overall

4.5 million (UN, Sep 2013) – 5.1 million (iDMC, Sep 2013) internally displaced

Over 3,420,000 refugees (by September 2014)
  • Number includes Kurdish and ISIL fighters, whose deaths are also listed in their separate columns

References

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  64. 2,196 killed in the inter-rebel conflict by late June 2014, 125 executed, 5 killed during the 2014 American rescue mission in Syria, 456–586 killed in the 2014 Eastern Syria offensive, 1,288–3,188 killed in the Siege of Kobanî (not including airstrikes), 389–425 killed during the Al-Hasakah offensive (February–March 2015), and 1,796 killed due to the American-led intervention in Syria, a total of 6,245–8,321 reported killed
  65. Syrian Army Kills Nearly 5,000 IS Militants in Three Months: Source
  66. 15 killed (31 October 2012), 25 killed (19 November 2012), 379 killed (2013), 537–666 killed (2014), 155 killed during the Al-Hasakah offensive (February–March 2015), a total of 1,113–1,280 reported killed
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  75. At least 20,000 civilians displaced during the Al-Hasakah offensive (February–March 2015); 5,000+ in the Khabur Valley region, and 15,000+ in the Tell Hamis region
  76. More than 215,000 killed in Syria since 2011
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