![]() ![]() ![]() There were reports that the Syrian government was torturing prisoners. In addition, tens of thousands of protesters were put in jail. A total of 120,000 were killed by September 2013. ![]() The battles were between Shia groups against Sunni rebel groups.Īccording to the United Nations, over 100,000 people were killed by June 2013. A 2012 UN report said the battles were between different sects or groups. By July 2013, the Syrian government controlled approximately 30–40 percent of the country's territory and 60 percent of the Syrian population. Qatar and Saudi Arabia gave weapons to the rebels. The Syrian government, received military support from Russia and Iran. In 2013 Hezbollah entered the war in support of the Syrian army. In late 2011 the Islamist group al-Nusra Front began to have a bigger role in the forces. Battles took place in many towns and cities across the country. Opposition fighters had no central leadership. Opposition forces were soldiers who had left the Syrian army and civilian volunteers. After months of military battles, the protests turned into an armed rebellion. In April 2011, the Syrian Army fired on demonstrators across the country. Many of Assad's supporters are Shia while the majority of the opposition is Sunni. ![]() His family has held the presidency in Syria since 1971. Protesters in Syria demanded that President Bashar al-Assad resign. These demonstrations were like demonstrations held in other Arab countries, which has been called the Arab Spring. The conflict began on 15 March 2011, with demonstrations. The Ba'ath government is fighting against people who want to remove this government. The Syrian civil war, also known as the Syrian uprising ( Arabic: الثورة السورية), or Syrian crisis ( Arabic: الأزمة السورية), is an ongoing armed conflict in Syria. ![]()
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