Syria Civil War

Syria Civil War

Background

Demographics

Socioeconomics

Arab Spring

Human Rights

Assad Government

Uprising and civil war

Continued fighting (July-September 2013)

Government and Hezbollah offensives (April-June 2013)

Rebel offensives (November 2012-April 2013)

Battles of Damascus and Aleppo(July-October 2012)

Renewed fighting (June-July 2012)

Ceasefire attempt (April-May 2012)

Escalation (November2011-March 2012)

Civil uprising (March-July 2011)

Armed isurgency (July-October 2011)

Beginnings of protest

Humanitarian help

Political groups involved in the conflict

National Coordination Committee

Syrian National Coalition

Syrian National Council

Sectarianism and minorities

Palestinians

Kerds

Sectarianism

Foreign involvment

Support for the Syrian government

Support for the opposition

Non-state parties in the conflict

Hezbollah

Mujahideen involvement

Al-Nusra Front

Free Syrian Army

Shabiha

International reaction

Main topicAdvanced weaponry and tactics

Thermo weapons

Suicide bombings

Scud missile attacks

Cluster bombs

Chemical weapons

Impact

Spillover into Lebanon

Culyural heritage

Crime wave

Economy

Human rights violations

Commited by opposition

Commited by government forces

Refugees

Deaths