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|conflict= Syrian civil war
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For a war map of the current situation, see here.
|partof=the Arab Spring
|date= 15 March 2011 (2011-03-15) – ongoing
(13 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
|place=Syria, with minor spillovers in neighboring countries
|status= Conflict ongoing
|combatant1=
Syrian government and
its Shia islamist allies
- Syrian Armed Forces
Pro-government armed groups - Jaysh al-Sha'bi
- Shabiha
- Al-Abbas brigade
- National Defense Force
Foreign militants:
|combatant2=
Syrian opposition
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
(For other forms of foreign support, see here)
Sunni jihadists
- Syrian Islamic Liberation Front regarded as a moderate force
- Syrian Islamic Front
- Al-Nusra Front
- Others
Democratic Union Party (PYD)
- Popular Protection Units (YPG)
(For more on Kurdish involvement, see here)
|combatant3=
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
References
- Saeed Kamali Dehghan (28 May 2012). "Syrian army being aided by Iranian forces". The Guardian.
- Daftari, Lisa (28 August 2012). "Iranian general admits 'fighting every aspect of a war' in defending Syria's Assad". Fox News.
- "State Dept. official: Iranian soldiers are fighting for Assad in Syria". Washington Post. 21 May 2013.
- "Hezbollah Commits to an All-Out Fight to Save Assad". The New York Times. May 25, 2013.
- "Syria rebels clash with army, Palestinian fighters". Agence France-Presse. 31 October 2012.
- http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/06/opinion/barfi-syria-opposition-guide/index.html
- Spencer, Richard (16 August 2012). "British convert to Islam vows to fight to the death on Syrian rebel front line". Telegraph.
- "The Free Syrian Army" (PDF). Institute for the Study of War.
- El Deeb, Sarah (20 June 2013). "Rivalries complicate arms pipeline to Syria rebels". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- Risen, James, Mazzetti, Mark & Schmidt, Michael S. (5 December 2012). "U.S. approved arms for Libya rebels fell into Jihadis' hands". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "New front opens in Syria as rebels say al Qaeda attack means war". Reuters. 12 July 2013.
- "assads no enemey of al-qaeda". NOW Lebanon. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.