Syrian civil war | |||||||
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Part of the First Arab Spring, the Arab Winter, the Second Arab Spring, the Iraqi civil war, the war against the Islamic State, the war on terror, the Kurdish–Turkish and Arab–Israeli conflicts; and the Iran–Turkey, Iran–Israel, Iran–Saudi, Qatar–Saudi and Russia–U.S. proxy wars | |||||||
![]() Military situation as of 7 February 2025 at 2:00 pm ET Syrian transitional government: Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria: Others: Local governance
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
Total deaths 580,000[17]–617,910+[18] Civilian deaths 219,223–306,887+[d][19][20] Displaced people
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US-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) Commander Salem Antari, who controls US-backed "Free Syrian Army" forces in the al Tanf zone, stated on February 3 that the FSA is negotiating with the interim government to integrate into the interim Defense Ministry. Antari added that the FSA is prepared to assume any duties assigned to it by the new Defense Ministry.
Over the past ten years, civilians have borne the brunt of the conflict, with an estimated 306,887 direct civilian deaths occurring.