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Bashar al-Assad, Syrian President from 2000 to 2024. The Syrian Civil War is an ongoing international armed conflict taking place in Syria. [24] The unrest began in the early spring of 2011 within the context of Arab Spring protests, with nationwide protests against President Bashar al-Assad's government, whose forces responded with violent crackdowns.
Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war; Part of the foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war, and the war against the Islamic State: Top: Various military operations carried out via sea, air and land in Syria Middle: Territorial map of the Syrian civil war in September 2015 Bottom: Current territorial map of the Syrian civil war
In the wake of Syria’s over-decade-long war, a new battle has emerged. Just weeks after dropping bombs on Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Islamist fighters overthrowing the Assad regime, Russia is ...
Part of Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war and the Battle of Aleppo during the Northwestern Syria offensive in the Syrian civil war: Location: University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria: Date: 1 December 2024: Target: Aleppo University Hospital
Russia is believed to be behind dozens of hybrid attacks on NATO going back years. These incidents — part of a so-called shadow war — have escalated since the invasion of Ukraine.
President Bashar al-Assad stated that the victory in Aleppo not only belonged to the Syrian army, but was also a victory for Syria's allies, Russia and Iran. He also said that the victory was a "basic step on the road to ending terrorism in the whole of Syrian territory and creating the right circumstances for a solution to end the war".
Western leaders and diplomats have repeatedly criticized Russia's support of the Syrian government; Russia has stressed that its actions have not violated international law. In June 2012, Russian president Vladimir Putin said Russia did not support "any side [in the conflict] from which the threat of a civil war may emerge". [13]
The Syrian government's dependence on these ground forces for territorial control, a consequence of severe manpower shortages in the Syrian military, [46] gave Iran significant influence over it, to the extent that Russia and Iran had to increasingly compete for control and influence over the Syria government.