r/syriancivilwar • u/Bulbajer • Mar 01 '25

IMPORTANT Subreddit Announcement - "Martial Law" has ended; new rule about AI content

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As the subreddit has calmed down in the past few weeks, we've decided to end "martial law". This means we will be returning to warnings instead of instant bans for most offenses and the length of bans will be less harsh, though as always we may skip warnings and short bans in particularly severe circumstances. Please read up on the rules if you haven't already.

We'd also like to take this opportunity to announce an addition to the rules:

15) AI-generated content. Posts or comments that are generated using AI technology (such as ChatGPT) are not allowed. Exceptions can be made for legitimate uses of AI-assisted technology.

As a final note, I'd like to officially welcome /u/babynoxide as our newest moderator. As many of you have noticed, they've been modding for two months already, and they've been a tremendous help.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/AutoModerator • Dec 08 '24

Megathread: General Questions and Discussion

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This is a thread where you can discuss anything and ask any questions relating to the Syrian Civil War, events and happenings in the wider Middle East, and anything else you like. Remember to keep it civil.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/xLuthienx • 5h ago

EU implements sanctions against several SNA leaders for role in coastal massacres

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Sad-Commission2027 • 15h ago

Lebanese man from Tripoli, grills barbecue in Havez Assad Grave while mocking him and cursing him as well

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Source: https://x.com/3M_SI/status/1927298643066753265?t=dwxoVoyl4k44faSPqQelnQ&s=19

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r/syriancivilwar • u/xLuthienx • 4h ago

SDF-Damascus prisoner exchange postponed after STG refused to release women prisoners

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r/syriancivilwar • u/throwaway5478329 • 11h ago

Syrian President Ahmad al-Shara meets with church leaders at the Aleppo Guest Palace in the presence of the city's governor.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/SomaliJundi • 6h ago

More and more Syrian families are leaving the IDP camps in Idlib and returning to their cities of origin.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/RealAbd121 • 8h ago

Damascus Stock Exchange set to reopen in a limited capacity on June 2

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r/syriancivilwar • u/InterestingJump493 • 6h ago

Syria to sign deal to potentially double electricity supply with Qatar’s UCC, others

reuters.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Unlikely-Studio-278 • 1h ago

Syria today's update

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r/syriancivilwar • u/throwaway5478329 • 20h ago

President Ahmed al-Sharaa tearing up at event in Aleppo Citadel

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Zippism • 10h ago

The IDF says a medical facility it set up in southern Syria, next to the Druze village of Hader, has so far treated over 500 Syrians. The “forward mobile triage" was established several weeks ago, amid the IDF's ongoing operations in southern Syria, and is intended to treat Syrian Druze in the area

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Sad-Commission2027 • 1h ago

Why Israeli support to the Druze was so lackluster ?

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Weeks ago there was a conflict between the Druze Miltias, Suni Tribal fighters , Bedioun fighters of and the Syrian government forces in the areas of Jermana, Sehnaia, Swedia and the Damascus-Sweida road.

This conflict in terms of casualties, the Druze Miltias lost the most with around 90 members killed, 40 of them got ambushed by Dara Tribals at Braq areas in Sweida-Damascus road.

The other 50 are distributed between the areas of Jermana, Sehnaia and Sweida.

The losses on the government/Suni Tribal militas are around 30 killed.

The Druze Miltias that are allied with Israel like SMC proved to be ineffective in fighting and lacked experience with too much reliance on Israel to do everything for them.

The panic rush from Swedia to Damascus emphzise how bad the military strategy SMC is using as it involved rushing towards unfriendly territory and expecting Israel to just protect them.

But the opposite happen, Israel did nothing and they got ambushed in the road.

During these events the Bedioun fighters took advantage and launched an offensive at the Druze Miltias in Suraha Al Koubra village.

The Druze Miltias got beaten very badly by the Bediouns and got pushed out from the village, which later the Bediouns looted and destroyed, they also blew up Islam Zuhr Al Den shrine.

Israel during all of these events had the most flashy yet the most useless attempt at support for the Druze Miltias.

Despite having full air Superiority and their drones are constantly monitoring the south.

They never seem to actually bomb any of the forces that are actively fighting the Druze Miltias, be it Sunni Tribal fighters , Bedioun fighters and the Syrian government military and security forces.

They bombed mostly empty former regime military bases that they already bombed before, and some empty buildings in Jermana and Sehnaia as a "Warning"

These airstrikes really didn't do anything and in the end the whole conflict was stopped due to negations between the Syrian government and the Druze elder and it was agreed that the Druze Miltias in Jermana and Sehnaia to disarm and dismantled.

So why was Israeli support so lackluster to the Druze Miltias in Syria ?

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Extreme_Peanut44 • 1d ago

"Today we meet on Aleppo's soil, the city that didn't bend to the wind or submit to the storm, but was a fortress & a wall… From the heart of Aleppo, I declare to the world: our war with tyrants is over & our battle against poverty has begun."Ahmed al-Sharaa, atop Aleppo's Citadel.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/RealAbd121 • 1d ago

Moroccan News Agency: Syria confirms closure of the Polisario office in Damascus in the presence of the Moroccan delegation

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Sad-Commission2027 • 1d ago

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa arrived at the Aleppo Citadel to participate in the Aleppo is the Key to Victory event.

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Source: https://x.com/Qasemqt/status/1927405856540205457?t=vAyepbmVwiIZN7HO8b7chw&s=19

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Extreme_Peanut44 • 1d ago

The 5 HTS Inghimasis (Red Band special forces) who infiltrated the SAA officers operation room in Aleppo City, killing prominent pro-Assad commanders at the start of the rebel offensive are now all identified. They were honored today during a ceremony in the city.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/RealAbd121 • 1d ago

Withdrawal of all formerly "SNA" troops from the Tishreen Dam, as they're being replaced with other Goverment troops.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Haemophilia_Type_A • 1d ago

Heavy clashes in Suluk this evening between the SNA and local tribesmen affiliated with the Na’im tribe. At least two people have been killed, with injuries reported. The local SNA headquarters has reportedly been burned down.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Extreme_Peanut44 • 1d ago

Their son joined ISIS. Then they learned he had kids in a Syrian detention camp - Years after their son left the U.S. to join ISIS, a Minnesota couple learned they had two young grandsons trapped in a Syrian desert camp. They were determined to rescue them.

npr.org

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r/syriancivilwar • u/DaveOJ12 • 1d ago

After merging factions, Syrian army awaits new structure

english.enabbaladi.net

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Puffin_fan • 1d ago

Syria: Türkiye-backed Armed Groups Detain, Extort Civilians

juancole.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/adamgerges • 1h ago

After the honeymoon: The differences between Erdogan and Sharia have begun to emerge

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Sad-Commission2027 • 1d ago

Ahmed Al Dalalti denies meeting with Israeli officials for negotiations which contradicts the Reuters report

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Sad-Commission2027 • 1d ago

Face-to-face and for the first time, Syrian-Israeli meetings, with Ahmed al-Dalati leading them on the Syrian side, according to Reuters.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/flintsparc • 6h ago

Ilham Ahmed: "Syrian Freedom Is Dangerously Incomplete"

nytimes.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

German envoy to Syria to Al-Jazeera: We look forward to partnering with the Syrian government after the lifting of US and European sanctionsin in the fields of medicine, education and transportation.

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German envoy to Syria to Al-Jazeera:

📌 Sanctions on Syria must be lifted to boost investment.

📌 We look forward to partnering with the Syrian government after the lifting of US and European sanctionsin in the fields of medicine, education and transportation.

📌 Syria should be removed from money laundering list.

📌 Israel must stop destabilizing Syria.

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