Syria Civil War

Impact

Deaths

Refugees

Human rights violations

Commited by government forces

Commited by opposition

Economy

Crime wave

Culyural heritage

Spillover into Lebanon

Main topicAdvanced weaponry and tactics

Chemical weapons

Cluster bombs

Scud missile attacks

Suicide bombings

Thermo weapons

International reaction

Non-state parties in the conflict

Shabiha

Free Syrian Army

Mujahideen involvement

Al-Nusra Front

Hezbollah

Foreign involvment

Support for the opposition

Support for the Syrian government

Sectarianism and minorities

Sectarianism

Kerds

Palestinians

Political groups involved in the conflict

Syrian National Council

Syrian National Coalition

National Coordination Committee

Humanitarian help

Uprising and civil war

Beginnings of protest

Armed isurgency (July-October 2011)

Civil uprising (March-July 2011)

Escalation (November2011-March 2012)

Ceasefire attempt (April-May 2012)

Renewed fighting (June-July 2012)

Battles of Damascus and Aleppo(July-October 2012)

Rebel offensives (November 2012-April 2013)

Government and Hezbollah offensives (April-June 2013)

Continued fighting (July-September 2013)

Background

Assad Government

Human Rights

Arab Spring

Socioeconomics

Demographics