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This subreddit is dedicated to news, analysis and discussion on the conflicts in Syria and Iraq along with the regional and global ramifications.

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This subreddit is dedicated to the current conflicts ongoing in Syria and Iraq, along with their regional and global ramifications.

Due to the sensitivity of the topic, every and especially new users are strongly encouraged to read the rules and inform themselves of the conflict more generally before posting. The moderators enforce the relatively strict rules and it is strongly encouraged to put thought into one's activity on this subreddit. It is expected that user put back their individual bias as much as possible and respect other users no matter what background they're from.

We especially encourage critical and substantive on-topic discussion, as long as it is done in a civil and respectful manner to any other user of the community. This forum is especially useful for bringing in new perspectives to new users and provide new specific and circumstancial information.

If there are questions, please contact the moderators via modmail or ask in the Dumb Question tuesday threads. Other information can be found in our wiki.

SyrianCivilWar Rules

  • The rules are relatively strict and should be followed as close as possible. Warnings are enforced by the moderators and depend on the context and a user's history; a similar offense may thus be met with very different responses based on the user that made it. Punishments will generally follow this scheme: 1. Warning -> 2. Warning -> 3. Warning and 3 day ban -> 4. Warning -> 5. Warning -> 6. 7 day ban and last warning -> 7. Permaban or longer ban. Mods will try to always give valid reason and reference to the rule that is being broken, but please keep in mind they are humans and make mistakes too.

  • It will frequently happen that threads get locked and entire comment chains removed without comment. Please understand that it is your responsibility as a user to remain "clean" and contribute to this sub in a meaningful way. Mods are not perfect and also operate under time constraints.

  • Appealing warnings and bans is only allowed via modmail, appeals via comments will be removed and ignored. Do not PM mods about warnings/bans/post removals. Please try to understand that mods will show little willingness to walk back on a punishment if your message is agitated, aggressive and uncivil. If you see any comments breaking the rules, please report them with the report button. A more extended version with explanations can be found on the subreddit wiki.

  • 1) Civility. Comments must be civil and respectful of other users. Ad hominem attacks, insults, flair-attacks, slander, etc. are impermissible. Do not ridicule opinions, personas, stances, or questions.

  • 2) Editorialization. The editorializing of titles to conform with these rules (especially tweets) is heavily encouraged. Inflammatory and biased wording is not allowed (incl: "liberate", "terrorist", "hero"). Post/submission titles should thus be as informative and objective as possible. Exceptions can be made for clearly marked quotes from individuals.

  • 3) Racism. Any sort of racism or derogatory group-generalisation is not allowed.

  • 4) Baiting. Intentionally provocative or baiting comments targeting a particular user or the user-base are not allowed. This includes accusatory and inflammatory wording on comment (like: “butthurt” and “Are you serious?”).

  • 5) Sarcasm and Cheerposting. Light and friendly sarcasm is allowed. Excessive or mean-spirited sarcasm or snarkiness is not. Simple cheerposting, be it positive or negative, is not allowed. This includes insulting, judging or cheering for any side (RIP posts are allowed), player, or individual in the war.

  • 6) Relevance and Derailing. Any sort of derailing from the Syrian Civil War or issues directly related to it is not allowed. This includes the inner Turkey-PKK conflict, inner-US politics (“deep state”, the pro-Israel lobby). Exceptions will frequently be made for specific events.

  • 7) Terminology. Groups/factions/individuals have to be called as they'd call themselves. See clarification here. There will be no punishment for breaking only this rule.

  • 8) Trivializing violence. Dehumanising, death-wishing, and posts disrespecting the dead are not allowed. This includes joking or snarky comments and blame-trading.

  • 9) Non-Substantive Comments. Low-quality comments that contribute nothing to the conversation are heavily discouraged and will be removed. Borderline shitposting, strange formatting, memes and jokes, talking/whining about votes and brigades is not allowed unless specifically allowed.

  • 10) Recruitment. Any form of recruitment material concerning any party in the conflict is forbidden. A list of reputable charities can be found in the wiki.

  • 11) AMA Any sort of AMA should be coordinated with the mods beforehand. Do this by sending a modmail.

  • 12) Media Personalities. This subreddit is about the Syrian Civil War and the involved actors, which includes twitter users and commentators. Discussion and posts regarding their reporting on the war or anything that could influence their bias is allowed; anything about other social media activity or their private life is not.

  • 13) Timeliness. This subreddit is for discussion of current up-to-date events. Refrain from posting old articles dealing with past issues even if it wasn’t posted back then when it was relevant. Articles dealing with older events but with newly emerged evidence or relevant facts are allowed.

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An image of Assad army's military equipment and ammunition depots captured by rebels in Aleppo city

1 Comment
2024/12/01
03:13 UTC
4

Struggling to find an old article/video about a captured "Israeli spy" by Jabhat Al-Nusra

So back in 2013, there were fights between Jabhat Al-Nusra and moderate rebels in Quneitra very close to the Israeli border. In one of their assaults, Jabhat Al-Nusra captured an alleged "Israeli spy" and released a video of him talking about his contacts with an Israeli officer named "Sharif" and receiving support/supplies from the Israeli Army. Now, you may think that was all propaganda by Jabhat Al-Nusra, but more than likely this rebel was one of the earliest contacts responsible to communicate with the IDF to receive assistance in the form of form food, medications, light arms, etc, so it wasn't an entirely fabrication. Back in the day in Quneitra, elements such as Jabhat Al-Nusra and radical Islamists used to intimidate rebels and civilians who collaborated with Israel.

The problem is, I'm scratching my head as I'm trying to find some article/video about that particular incident however Google is really shit nowadays, almost as if that incident never happened. Any help?

5 Comments
2024/12/01
02:00 UTC
0

Turkey should defend Aleppo with anti-aircraft weapons to protect against attack from Russian and Assad warplanes

Any future attack on the city of Aleppo from Russia and Assad will come firstly from the air. Attack from the air was used extensively in the first battle for Aleppo and this is the main military advantage the regime and its allies have over opposition groups.

Another battle involving extensive bombings from the air will destroy the city further and cause an exodus of civilians into rebel territories, Turkey and Europe.

Turkey should defend its own interests, the interests of Europe, and the lives of Syrian people and prevent another humanitarian disaster in Aleppo by making it clear to Russia and Assad that they will shoot down any aircraft attacking the city.

40 Comments
2024/12/01
01:28 UTC
71

Reports: HTS leader al-Jolani killed in a Russian airstrike

102 Comments
2024/11/30
23:11 UTC
44

Israel state TV-interview with anti-Assad militant - "...Israeli people, Do not worry about Iran and Hezbollah, we got this"

61 Comments
2024/11/30
22:38 UTC
26

Opposition media shared this map, claiming HTS advancements in Aleppo

9 Comments
2024/11/30
22:18 UTC
20

Can someone briefly explain current situation and who is supporting whom?

Who are the current blocks? Which bigger states supporting those blocks? Somethings just don't click. Turkey, US, Russia, Iran, Iraq and all the other forces... Too many blocks, I lost track 7 years ago and it looks like a lot changed.

27 Comments
2024/11/30
21:48 UTC
22

The General Command of the Army and Armed Forces confirmed in its statement a short while ago that the operation to confront the terrorist attack is proceeding with full success and determination, and that the counterattack will soon be moved to regain all areas.

8 Comments
2024/11/30
21:19 UTC
28

How is this working out for the Kurds?

How is the current situation developing for the SDF forces? Does anyone have a clear picture there? A friend of mine who speaks Kurdish is very excited about the situation and says that the SDF has taken over a lot of ground, and the situation is "very good" for them, but posters on this sub seem worried about how this will play out for them.

23 Comments
2024/11/30
21:18 UTC
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