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Syrian civil war
Part of the Arab Spring

For a war map of the current situation, see here.
Date15 March 2011 (2011-03-15) – ongoing
(13 years, 9 months and 2 weeks)
LocationSyria, with minor spillovers in neighboring countries
Status Conflict ongoing
Belligerents

Syria Syrian government
and its allies

 Iran

Foreign militants:

Rebels

Supported by:

Democratic Union Party (PYD)

(For more on Kurdish involvement, see here)
Commanders and leaders

Syria Bashar al-Assad
Syria Maher al-Assad (WIA)
Syria Fahd Jassem al-Freij
Syria Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
Syria Issam Hallaq
Syria Ghassan Ismail
Syria Mohammad al-Shaar (WIA)
Syria Wael Nader Al-Halqi
Syria Abu Ajeeb
Syria Abu Hajar
Syria Muhammad Nasif
Syria Mihrac Ural
File:Leb.tif Hassan Nasrallah

Abdul-Malik al-Houthi

Syria Salim Idris
Syria Mustafa al-Sheikh
Syria Riad al-Asaad (WIA)

Ahmed Eissa al-Sheikh
Ziad Haj Obaid Hassan Aboud
Abu Musab

Abu Mohammad al-Golani (WIA)
 Salih Muslim Muhammad
Strength

Syria Syrian Armed Forces: 178,000 (by Aug 2013)
Syria General Security Directorate: 8,000
Syria Shabiha militiamen: 10,000 fighters
Syria National Defense Force: 80,000 soldiers
Syria al-Abbas brigade: 10,000 fighters
Syria Jaysh al-Sha'bi: 50,000 fighters
File:Leb.tif Hezbollah: 1,500–5,000 fighters

 Iran: 150 military advisers, unknown number of Quds forces

Syria Free Syrian Army: 50,000 - 80,000 Ahfad al-Rasul Brigade: 10,000 - 15,000
Syrian Islamic Liberation Front: 37,000 (by May 2013)
Syrian Islamic Front: 13,000 (by May 2013)

Al-Nusra Front: 6,000 (by June 2013)
 15,000 fighters
Casualties and losses

Syrian government 15,000–27,654 soldiers and policemen killed
17,824 militiamen killed
1,000 government officials killed (government claim)
3,500 soldiers captured

Hezbollah
171–201 killed

Iranian IRGC
13 killed

21,850–45,650 fighters killed* 979 protesters killed(opposition claim)

9,000–41,508 opposition fighters and supporters captured		 161+ fighters killed
100,000 killed overall (June 2013 UN estimate)

83,263–110,371 killed overall (September 2013 opposition estimate)**
642–1,548 foreign civilians killed

Iraq 14 Iraqi soldiers killed
Lebanon 5 Lebanese soldiers killed
Turkey 3 Turkish servicemen killed
Jordan 1 Jordanian soldier killed

2.5–3 million internally displaced
2,000,938 refugees (September 2013 UNHCR figure)

130,000 missing or detained

*Number possibly higher due to the opposition counting rebels that were not defectors as civilians.
**Number includes foreign fighters from both sides, as well as foreign civilians

References

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