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Is the Syrian Civil War over now?

With all major domestic factions having united under the Syrian Transitional Government, is the civil war period over? 128.187.116.26 (talk) 21:12, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wait for 1 March 2025 a new government will come in. Then it should be ended. 2409:40D0:15:8061:4111:B702:99B6:66B4 (talk) 15:43, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
And even then it could easily restart for a bit, if large scale fighting with the Kurds happens 2001:56A:6FC1:3AC5:8069:BE1D:D370:99D6 (talk) 20:43, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's a new phase for now... RossoSPC (talk) 00:56, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
the war ends only when damascus new government authority is implemented on all syrian territories, like it used to be before the the start of the civil war, other than that, it would continue. 185.147.100.31 (talk) 11:21, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Seems oversimplified. If some areas become autonomous or integrated into a neighboring polity, but there is no armed conflict associated with that change in status, that wouldn't be a continuation of the civil war. SS451 (talk) 14:41, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That can be added in aftermath section 2409:40D0:3E:F429:9551:DCFA:77D3:9A3E (talk) 18:52, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
SDF is now part of the transitional government, we could mark that date in, but there are still Ba'athist insurgencies going on DerEchteJoan (talk) 18:49, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely not. As a Syrian from Afrin, the Civil War definitely isn’t over. Just because some factions joined the Syrian Transitional Government doesn’t mean the fighting stopped. There are still massacres happening, like the revenge attacks on Alawite communities in places like Salhab and Baniyas, where hundreds of civilians were killed. Pro-Baath forces were behind some of it, showing how deep the sectarian tensions still run.
Even beyond that, there are armed clashes, targeted killings, and general instability in different parts of the country. The interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, condemned the violence, but let’s be real—the government isn’t in full control. The war isn’t over. It’s just in a different phase, but the violence, insecurity, and political chaos all point to the conflict still very much being alive. Yadomii (talk) 21:21, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I meant Pro-goverment Forces, not Pro-Baath forces*** sorry Yadomii (talk) 21:25, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There does not seem to be any unity between the groups. There is ongoing fighting still. Liger404 (talk) 09:59, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The war is almost over BUT - No... Turkey/SNA is still attacking the AANES areas in the North, so there is still warfare. However, there is no fighting between SDF and HTS, so though they are still separate, those areas aren't fighting (and they have generally been on good terms).

Syrian Civil War’s End?

If I’m not wrong, has the Syrian CIVIL war not ended? If we don’t count the Assad Loyalist insurgents, which aren’t really causing a civil war, and with the agreement today… has the civil war not ended? I mean, Israel invading and what not, that’s all not a civil war just an invasion of another country. Flopqueen2000 (talk) 19:02, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support
There’s a translation of the agreement signed between both parties.
Translated text:
Based on a meeting held between President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and Mr. Muthallam Abdi on Monday, March 10, 2025, the following agreement was reached:
1. ⁠⁠Ensuring the rights of all Syrians to representation and participation in the political process and all state institutions based on competence, regardless of their religious or ethnic backgrounds.
2. ⁠⁠Recognizing the Kurdish community as an integral part of the Syrian state, ensuring its right to citizenship and all constitutional rights.
3. ⁠⁠Declaring a ceasefire across all Syrian territories.
4. ⁠⁠Integrating all civil and military institutions in northeastern Syria under the administration of the Syrian state, including border crossings, airports, oil fields, and gas.
5. ⁠⁠Guaranteeing the return of all displaced Syrians to their homeland, ensuring their settlement and providing them with protection from the Syrian state.
6. ⁠⁠Supporting the Syrian state in combating the remnants of the Assad regime and all threats that endanger its security and unity.
7. ⁠⁠Rejecting calls for division, hate speech, and attempts to incite strife among all components of Syrian society.
8. ⁠⁠The executive committees are working to implement the agreement with a goal to finalize it by the end of the current year.
Point 3 is especially important since it shows that SDF has declared a ceasefire with the Syrian government and has already integrated. Any conflicts that came after December 8 like Israeli Invasion of Syria, Jaramana Clashes, and Western Syria Clashes should be counted separately. 2603:7001:7340:33:8836:7E6D:9CB3:D1C3 (talk) 20:22, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No offense but I don’t get your point. Are you saying it ended already or not? Flopqueen2000 (talk) 21:34, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with you. The war is not over yet due to rise of the Assad loyalists and more recently the Suwayda Military Council which is being backed by Israel. So the Syrian Civil War is far from over, it’s just in a new phase. 2600:1702:5870:5930:0:0:0:3A (talk) 22:07, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
that's not what a civil war is, remanants of the regime are not an ethnic or a relegious side in the conflict and neither do they have any political (except Iran) or domestic support, and Israel's actions in Syria are not really a CIVIL war, we could make a new page about an insurgency or whatever else you may call it but definitly not a CIVIL war anymore. 31.9.161.15 (talk) 02:29, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Should we count the Eastern Front of World War II as not having ended until the 1950s because of various anti-communist partisans? Should we count the American Civil War as not ending until 1876? Collorizador (talk) 10:58, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support
By this point, all organized armed factions had either been absorbed into the new government structure or had ceased hostilities. The key criteria that define an ongoing civil war are no longer present.
Although some Assad loyalist elements may continue to resist, their activities do not meet the threshold for a civil war, as they lack territorial control, significant military capabilities, or a unified command structure. Such elements are better classified as remnants of a defeated regime engaging in isolated insurgent attacks, rather than a belligerent force capable of contesting control over the country.
10 March 2025 serves as the most appropriate conclusion to the Syrian Civil War. RamiPat (talk) 23:35, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Wait till there's sufficient hindsight Waleed (talk) 04:13, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. By this point, the Syrian Civil War has clearly ended, we should rather be debating about which end date we pick (Assad's fall? The Victory conference? March 10?) Collorizador (talk) 11:00, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
With the agreement between the SDF and new government, there is military unity between all Syrian armed factions. 10 March could be used as an end date to the Syrian civil war if we can demonstrate this with sufficient secondary sources. --Plumber (talk) 19:10, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
We rely on WP:Reliable sources to interpret the end of the war, not our own analyses of the situation. CMD (talk) 14:37, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The Syrian Civil War is clearly still active. Sm8900 (talk) 14:52, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. The conflict has not ended. It is far too early to say it has ended. Historyday01 (talk) 15:06, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I've done a quick look. I'm not seeing any reliable sources that say the Civil War has actually ended. Feels like original research. //Lollipoplollipoplollipop::talk 15:16, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sources:
Sm8900 (talk) 15:24, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support it is a major step and all fractions that hold territory are now unified under one government, hence calling it a "civil" war anymore is far fetched DerEchteJoan (talk) 16:52, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Per above. Since reliable sources are indicating the Suwayda Military Council joined the transitional government on 12 March, all factions holding territory are now united. --Plumber (talk) 04:30, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support With the deal with the kurds recently it is for sure over Yesyesmrcool (talk) 00:22, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Despite the agreed ceasefire between SDF and STG, SNA has still continued to clash with SDF not recognizing the ceasefire, so weak oppose Waleed (talk) 01:04, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Oppose Due to SNA-SDF conflict and Ba'athist insurgency in the west Coast. + No RS say the war has ended yet Genabab (talk) 11:27, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I support that there are no longer any actual confrontations between the Syrian National Army and the SDF after the agreement on March 10. We cannot consider the ambushes of the remnants of the assad regime as part of the civil war. They do not amount to that and do not enjoy the support of the Syrians. Something similar to the terrorist attacks carried out by ISIS in European countries MUHA1222 (talk) 14:18, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
SNA and SDF have continued to clash despite the ceasefire though Waleed (talk) 00:23, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Oppose
  1. There is still fighting between the SNA and SDF and between the Syrian army and Assad loyalists.
  2. Do most reliable secondary sources confirm that the war is over? Look above at @Sm8900’s post.
  3. The ceasefire has not yet been reached.
GN22 (talk) 23:28, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Regarding users who have pointed out that there is still fighting between SDF and SNA (which serves as a Turkish proxy force), Turkey and Kurdistan Communities Union declared a ceasefire on 1 March 2025 (external link). Which was followed by a separate peace treaty between HTS and SDF on 11 March 2025, (external link 2). And since then there has been minimal fighting between Turkey and the Kurds. In addition, the fighting between Turkey, and Syrian Kurds is not an extension of the Syrian civil war, but a separate conflict that is a part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.
I would also like to point out a similarity to War in Iraq (2013–2017), which ended after ISIS, the main belligerent in the conflict lost all territorial control, and it moved onto to the Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present). Which can be applied here, as the only remaining conflict is the pro-Assadist and Baath Party loyalists' insurgency. @MUHA1222 and GN22: Ecrusized (talk) 00:35, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
An insurgency is a Civil War. that's the hellish nature of this conflict. Sm8900 (talk) 19:03, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Oppose there is an ongoing offensive in western syria. Plus we aren't the ones who determine if the war is over or not, that's the job of WP:RS 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 08:33, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely not. As a Syrian from Afrin, the Civil War definitely isn’t over. Just because some factions joined the Syrian Transitional Government doesn’t mean the fighting stopped. There are still massacres happening, like the revenge attacks on Alawite communities in places like Salhab and Baniyas, where hundreds of civilians were killed. Pro-Baath forces were behind some of it, showing how deep the sectarian tensions still run.
Even beyond that, there are armed clashes, targeted killings, and general instability in different parts of the country. The interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, condemned the violence, but let’s be real—the government isn’t in full control. The war isn’t over. It’s just in a different phase, but the violence, insecurity, and political chaos all point to the conflict still very much being alive. Yadomii (talk) 21:22, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I meant Pro-goverment Forces, not Pro-Baath forces*** sorry Yadomii (talk) 21:26, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Yadomii Agree Sm8900 (talk) 03:44, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Light Support Maybe create a separate article talking about the post-Assad/civil war conflicts/insurgencies, and link it in the infobox? CY223 (talk) 07:20, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Most comments support it. I think we should change it now, especially considering the time that has passed and the sources that claim it ended. If by any chance the country re-enters renewed conflict within a very short span after the end of this civil war, then we can have a discussion on this topic again. 88.238.36.38 (talk) 13:36, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
they dont, plus this isn't a vote 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 16:10, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The war has already been declared as over. If a bunch of militias overthrow the government and choose to hold a conference to announce the end of the civil war, and the last faction later follows suit by signing an agreement to integrate - then the civil war is obviously over. Some people may be unfamiliar with how Syrians refer to the Syrian civil war, which is why there’s confusion. When Ahmed al-Sharaa and a bunch of other factions held a “victory conference” for the Syrian Revolution, they didn’t just announce the victory of the revolution as we know it - they also declared the end of the war. Syrian rebels and their supporters have been referring to the “civil war” as merely the “revolution” for a long time, and by that they don’t just mean the revolution, but rather the war itself as well. I am Syrian, and I know that many other Syrians have refrained from saying that it is a “Syrian civil war”, but rather that is the “Syrian Revolution”, which extends to armed struggle, and not just protests. Because I can’t just speak anecdotally and expect others to believe me, here are two articles from state-owned media SANA: “Ministry of Higher Education: Allowing students who have been interrupted due to the revolution since 2011 to apply for the first semester exams of the 2024-2025 academic year” or “The Higher Institute of Applied Science and Technology allows students interrupted by the revolution to return to study”. Based on these two articles, we can clearly see that students who were unable to finish their education since 2011 failed to do so “due to the revolution”, and not “due to the war”. This makes sense, since as a revolutionary, you will naturally view your armed struggle as righteous, thus not associated with terms like a “civil war”. In this case, we should view the victory conference as a declaration to end the war, regardless of whatever euphemisms they may use. Regarding the issue of Turkey, given the fact that the SNA has dissolved, there is no Syrian faction officially fighting the SDF anymore, and any faction that does fight the SDF will be 100% a Turkish proxy. The only way to end any attacks on the SDF would be for Turkey to agree to a deal with the SDF and cease hostilities. Why would we take an agreement between a foreign power and a militia within the country as the date for the end of a CIVIL war? Considering Syria’s civil war ended doesn’t necessarily mean that there will be no wars on Syrian territory - it just means the end of the civil war, nothing more, nothing less. And if I am not mistaken, Turkey’s attacks seem to have stopped, and the SDF is withdrawing from certain areas in Aleppo as well. Meaninglesscharacter (talk) 00:07, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, the current situation does not meet the criteria typically enlisted to define a civil war. After all, none of the original domestic factions (ie. the meaning of the term ‘civil’) of the war are still currently fighting one another. Even the Assidist insurgents aren’t formally part of the original Syrian Arab Army since that structure ceased to exist after Assad fled the country. Insurgents such as that are more accurately described as ideological criminals than a defined rebel group, especially when considering their lack of manpower and territory. And random acts of unorganized violence by sectarian religious/ethnic extremists do not reflect the status of a civil war. 74.195.197.100 (talk) 02:46, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Syrian civil war is over due to SNA-SDF peace treaty

139.5.11.122 (talk) 12:02, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Syrian civil war ended on March 10 2025 so it shouldn’t be shown as ongoing because now The New Syrian government signed a peace treaty with SDF on March 10 2025 and SDF merged with the new Syrian Army so this change should happen and the map should show SDF controlled territories in the New Syrian map

Not done for now: Ongoing discussion above. CMD (talk) 14:20, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely not. As a Syrian from Afrin, the Civil War definitely isn’t over. Just because some factions like the SDF joined the Syrian Transitional Government doesn’t mean the fighting stopped. There are still massacres happening, like the revenge attacks on Alawite communities in places like Salhab and Baniyas, where hundreds of civilians were killed. Pro-Goverment forces were behind of it, showing how deep the sectarian tensions still run.
Even beyond that, there are armed clashes, targeted killings, and general instability in different parts of the country. The interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, condemned the violence, but let’s be real—the government isn’t in full control. The war isn’t over. It’s just in a different phase, but the violence, insecurity, and political chaos all point to the conflict still very much being alive. Yadomii (talk) 21:24, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 15 March 2025

The syrian civil war didn't start on March 15. This date is not correct.If we say that the beginning of the revolution is the beginning of the syrian civil war, this means it is March 18. Follow this Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_revolution 2001:8F8:1471:115D:17E4:743B:275A:E2F2 (talk) 07:03, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

sorry mate but i found this newsarticle: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/marking-14-years-since-start-of-syrian-civil-war/ Foxy Husky (talk) 02:08, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The information under the current Syria map leads to the US and Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war, while the Turkish occupation leads to the Turkish occupation of Northern Syria page. This is a very wrong orientation. Turkey has carried out multifaceted activities and interventions in Syria. This page should be redirected directly to the page on Turkey's intervention in the Syrian civil war, as is the case with the US and Russia.

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78.135.94.16 (talk) 17:05, 6 January 2025 (UTC) 188.132.144.23 (talk) 00:50, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Add the massacres of Alawites after the rise of the Transitional government.

There is a wiki article that covers the mass killings in general, but there is literally no mention of it here. This is an important part of the post Assad story of the civil war. From the main article "An ongoing series of mass killings and massacres against Alawites has occurred in Syria since March 2025 as part of communal and sectarian violence by fighters aligned with the Syrian transitional government (including locally mobilised civilians, Syrian National Army (SNA) militias and Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah) and armed remnants of the former Assad regime." I want to add this into the article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_massacres_of_Syrian_Alawites Liger404 (talk) 10:13, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Impact of natural gas" section in background

Coming back to this article, I noticed the "impact of natural gas" section in Background is gone. What happened? KeysofDreams (talk) 16:07, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Map is wrong

It does not show the full extent of the Israeli invasion Yesyesmrcool (talk) 01:12, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The map shows attested territory under Israeli CONTROL not territory with IDF presence Waleed (talk) 13:33, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
They control directly and are building military bases in much larger areas. This article is way too pro israel. Yesyesmrcool (talk) 00:42, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The map is based on ISW, the areas have to be attested to be under control otherwise the Syrian desert won't be grey either Waleed (talk) 01:35, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Take SNA off the map

having SNA at the map is basically stupid at this point today SDF forces went through all the places the SNA controls to leave from Aleppo to the east of the Euphrates and nobody attacked them that basically means that the new syrian gov is controlling that area and a few days ago the syrian gov agreed with the SDF to make a demilitarised area in the tishreen dam. 31.9.150.195 (talk) 16:14, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3ASyrian_civil_war
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