More than a decade has passed since the start of Syrian civil war

→ Introduction
→ Arab Spring/Protests in Syria
→ Hafez Al Assad/Bashar Al Assad
→ Situation early on during the crisis
→ Lethal action against the protestors
→ Escalation to an armed conflict
→ Assad Forces
→ Free Syrian Army
→ Al-Nusra Front
→ Kurds
→ Iran/Russia/Saudi Arabia/US/Turkey/Israel/Lebanon Who supports whom
→ How the instability in Iraq affected SCW
→ ISIS factor
→ Who control what
→ How’s the situation now
→ Is there an end in sight/ Is de-escalation possible
→ Conclusion
What’s so civil about war anyway?
It was March of 2011 when protesting Syrians found themselves in an armed conflict in which the
govt forces – the Syrian National Army – led by President Bashar Al Assad and supported by Russia
and Iran started their crackdown on opposition forces – mainly Free Syrian Army