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Timeline of the Syrian civil war (January–April 2016)

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Revision as of 14:46, 7 January 2016 by Sûriyeya (talk | contribs) (7 January)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) This article is about the Syrian Civil War from January–July 2016. For other time periods, see Timeline of the Syrian Civil War. See also: 2014 in Syria
Syrian civil war
Timeline
Civil uprising in Syria (March–August 2011)
Start of insurgency (Sept. 2011 – April 2012)
UN ceasefire; Rebel advances (May 2012 – Dec. 2013)
Rise of ISIS in 2014
U.S.-led intervention, Rebel and ISIL advances (Sept. 2014 – Sept. 2015)
Russian intervention (Sept. 2015 – March 2016)
Aleppo escalation and Euphrates Shield (March 2016 – February 2017)
Collapse of ISIS in Syria (2017)
Rebels in retreat and Operation Olive Branch
(Nov. 2017 – Sep. 2018)
Idlib demilitarization
(Sep. 2018 – April 2019)
First Idlib offensive, Operation Peace Spring, & Second Idlib offensive (April 2019 – March 2020)
Idlib ceasefire (March 2020 – Nov. 2024)
Opposition offensives and Fall of the Assad regime (Nov. – Dec. 2024)
Transitional government and SNA–SDF conflict (Dec. 2024 – present)
Syrian War spillover and international incidents









Foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war
Foreign intervention on behalf of Syrian Arab Republic

Foreign intervention in behalf of Syrian rebels

U.S.-led intervention against ISIL

January 2016

4 January

After days of clashes with the Free Syrian Army and Islamic Front Forces the Syrian Army seize 55-60% of Sheikh Miskeen at the Daraa Governorate.

Free Syrian Army groups supported the Saudi decition to sever diplomatic ties with Iran.

6 January

Abu Rateb al-Homsy, leader of Ahrar al-Sham rebel group in Homs is assasinated by unknown gunmen in the village of Farhaniyeh.

7 January

Pro Goverment National Defence Forces (Syria) captures the desert village of Al-Bayarat in the northwestern countryside of Palmyra from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant with clashes between the two reported near the small village of Al-Dawa.

References

  1. Al-Masdar News
  2. Al-Masdar News
  3. Gunmen assassinate commander of Syrian rebel group
  4. Breaking: Syrian Army captures Al-Bayarat in west Palmyra
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