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A number of armed groups have involved themselves in the ongoing Syrian Civil War.

Opposing forces edit

    Syrian Arab Republic (Ba'athist), Democratic Federation of Northern Syria and allies       Syrian Arab Republic (Opposition), al-Qaeda and allies   Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and allies
  Syrian government forces

  Police forces

Allied armed groups:

  Hezbollah

  Iran[88][89][90]

  Russia[98]

File:Popular Mobilization Forces (Iraq) logo.jpg Popular Mobilization Forces-affiliated militias

  Iraq (2017)

Further support:


  Syrian Democratic Forces

  Police forces

  Civilian defence units

Allied armed groups:

  Iraqi Kurdistan

Military councils:

  France[193] (from 2014)

  United States[194] (from 2014)

  Russia[197][198][199][200][201][202]
(2015-17)

Further support:


Other foreign air forces

   Syrian opposition affiliated rebel groups

   Police forces

Allied armed groups:

Joint operations rooms:[256]

  France[261] (from 2014)

  Israel (from 2017)

  Turkey

  United States (2014-17)

  Qatar (2014-16)

  Saudi Arabia (2014-16)

Further support:


  Al-Qaeda-affiliated groups

Support:

  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Notes edit

 
Military situation in the Syrian Civil War as of January 2024.
  Controlled by Syrian Arab Republic
  Controlled by Syrian Salvation Government (HTS)
  Controlled by the Islamic State (IS)

(For a more detailed, interactive map, see Template:Syrian Civil War detailed map.)
  • Russia supports government forces except for in battles against Turkey and the SNA. Until 2017, they supported the SDF, again except for in battles against Turkey and the SNA. In 2016, Russia cooperated with Turkey and the SNA against IS.
  • Iraq supports the government and has aided them against IS.
  • The SAA and SDF are currently working together, but have a history of occasional fighting.
  • The United States support the SDF against IS and HTS, but not against opposition forces and Turkey. They have also supported the SDF in clashes with the SAA. Until 2018, the US also supported opposition forces and assisted them against IS and HTS.
  • France supports the SDF and opposition forces against IS and HTS, but not against the SAA or each other.
  • There has been ongoing infighting between opposition forces.
  • Opposition forces and the HTS have a turbulent and inconsistent relationship.
  • Israel supports the opposition and has assisted them against the SAA.
  • Saudi Arabia and Qatar support opposition forces and HTS. Until 2016, they assisted opposition forces against IS.

See also edit

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