Syrian Civil War
2011 CE – 2024 CE · 13 years
Pro-democracy protests in 2011 escalated into a multi-sided civil war involving Assad's forces, rebel groups, Kurdish forces, and ISIS. The war ended in December 2024 when an opposition offensive toppled the Assad regime.
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Syrian civil war on Wikipedia.
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Belligerents
The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.
- Syrian opposition (HTS, SNA, SDF & Free Syrian Army)
- Assad government (backed by Russia & Iran)
Key moments
Defining events in the Syrian Civil War.
- 2012–2016 Battle of Aleppo
- 2017 Siege of Raqqa
- 2019–2020 Battle of Idlib
- December 2024 HTS offensive & Fall of Damascus
Elsewhere in Middle East at the time
Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.
Landmark · Middle East
Great Pyramid of Giza
2560 BCE – still standing.svg/500px-Flag_of_Iran_(official).svg.png)
Polity · Middle East
Iran
Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE
Conflict · Middle East
Iraq War
2003 CE – 2011 CE
Landmark · Middle East
Petra
300 BCE – still standing
Polity · Middle East
Egypt
Attested 3000 BCE – 2026 CE
Conflict · Middle East
Tigray War
2020 CE – 2022 CE
Landmark · Middle East
Dead Sea
3000 BCE – still standing
Polity · Middle East
Yemen
Attested 1000 CE – 2026 CEDated moments inside this span
Events the timeline places between 2011 CE and 2024 CE.
And in the rest of the world
Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.
Image credits9 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Syrian civil warVoice of America News: Scott Bobb reports from Aleppo, Syria · Public domain
- Great Pyramid of GizaDouwe C. van der Zee · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flag of Iran (official)SVG file: SiBr 4 Designer: Hamid Nadimi Construction: ISIRI · Public domain
- Iraq WarTechnical Sergeant John L. Houghton, Jr., United States Air Force · Public domain
- PetraAzurfrog · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Flag of EgyptDerived from Part IV Article (223) of the Constitution of The Arab Republic of Egypt. Col… · Public domain
- Tigray warYan Boechat/VOA · Public domain
- Dead Seaلا روسا · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flag of YemenNightstallion et al., see File history below for details. · Public domain
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