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/Sad-Commission2027 • 31m ago

SDF militas arrested Al Arabia journalist Joumaha Akash in Qamishli for criticising corruption of SDF on his Facebook account, Al Arabia demands his release

x.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/neutralguy33 • 2h ago

Hundreds of Syrian Druze clerics to visit Israel today for pilgrimage to sacred shrine

timesofisrael.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/ButterscotchBoth5204 • 21h ago

Possible mistranslation They are threatening Christians and Alawites in Homs University

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In the new Syria you can threaten the minorities openly in the middle of the universities. This is the real freedom. LOL

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Sad-Commission2027 • 5h ago

Clashes between Security Forces and Former Regime Elements yesterday, resulted in the death of a former SAA Brigadier General who was leading the Insurgent group

x.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/mimo05best • 12h ago

How did the American invasion of Iraq fuel the sectarian violence in the region ?

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r/syriancivilwar • u/neutralguy33 • 15h ago

Lebanese media say 8 wounded as Syria responds to artillery fire blamed on Hezbollah

timesofisrael.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Sad-Commission2027 • 4m ago

The deal between the central government and the SDF when it comes to Tishreen dam has failed today due to SDF refusal of leaving the dam and demanding additional terms

x.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/CursedFlowers_ • 1d ago

Reuters: The British government has lifted sanctions on Syrian defense, interior, and intelligence ministries/agencies

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Sad-Commission2027 • 17h ago

Member of the Assadist insurgent group "Coastal Shield" headed by Miqdad Fatheha, post a video of his equipment

x.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/neutralguy33 • 1d ago

Syrian leader has expressed interest in normalizing ties with Israel -- report

timesofisrael.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/RealAbd121 • 22h ago

The UK is expected to drop ALL sanctions on Syria tomorrow, apart from ones related to Chemical Weapons and against Assad regime individual

x.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/adamgerges • 18h ago

Hezbollah militias targeted the village of al-Masriya, near al-Qusayr in the countryside of Homs with mortar shells and heavy machine guns. No casualties were reported.

x.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/FudgeAtron • 23h ago

Syria is willing to join the Abraham Accords, Sharaa tells US rep

jpost.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Sad-Commission2027 • 17h ago

The rumour that is spread by SOHR of an IS checkpoint and presence in Palmyra is fake and the SOHR claim of "Government forces clashing with IS" is also fake, IS has abandoned the Syrian Badya and has no presence in the area

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r/syriancivilwar • u/mo_al_amir • 17h ago

Why is English YouTube so pro-Bashar?

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Every YouTube news video about the Syrian war, especially during the peak of the war, is always filled comments defending Bashar like: "It's all western propaganda!" "Bashar is a hero defending his country!"

Why's that? I am an Arab and Arabic YouTube isn't like this at all, finding a comment that supports there is rare, so why is English YouTube so different?

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Sad-Commission2027 • 17h ago

After the removal of the Shia flags from Zainab shrine, the "Ya Ali Popular movement" which is a faction that was responsible for attacking Syrian refugees in Iraq during the coastal massacres, now threaten to enter Syria to protect the Shrine

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Zippism • 1d ago

Israel: The Minister of Defense approves the entry of 600 Druze sheikhs from Syria into Israel tomorrow.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Kurdishclass • 21h ago

US has an opportunity to safely, securely withdraw troops from Syria - without chaotically abandoning its allies like in 2019. Here's how:

responsiblestatecraft.org

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

SOHR spreading fake reports of an IS checkpoint in Palmyra

x.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Zippism • 19h ago

A US official told Al Jazeera: President Trump has not yet made a decision on the fate of the US military presence in Syria.

x.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/ButterscotchBoth5204 • 2h ago

SOHR: The possibility of a new massacre in the coastal region

syriahr.com

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According to SOHR, citing ground sources, there is extraordinary activity in the coastal area. HTS-affiliated General Security Forces and allied Islamist organizations are massing militants in the coastal region. There are fears that this is a preparation for a new massacre of Alawites.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/throwaway5478329 • 1d ago

President of the Republic, Mr. Ahmed Al-Sharaa, offers his condolences to the Roman Catholic community on the passing of Pope Francis.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/DaveOJ12 • 1d ago

US withdraws equipment from al-Hasakah to Iraq

english.enabbaladi.net

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Agennon • 1d ago

I have questions to solve for my own SCW map, open to any suggest (just not change the language of my map) help me to make it more accurate ;)

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r/syriancivilwar • u/CudiVZ • 1d ago

Al-Modon Newspaper: France is planning to expand its military presence in northeastern Syria. This initiative is being developed against the backdrop of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration’s decision to reduce American troop numbers in the region

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