2011 – 2024
Peaceful protests that began in Deraa in March 2011 escalated after state repression into a civil war, a regional proxy conflict, and the territorial rise of ISIS. Russia and Iran intervened for Bashar al-Assad, while Turkey, Gulf states, the United States, and others supported different armed opponents. Hundreds of thousands were killed and more than half the prewar population was displaced. A rebel offensive launched in November 2024 captured Aleppo, Hama, Homs, and Damascus in eleven days; Assad fled to Russia on December 8, ending fifty-four years of his family’s rule and the civil war itself. The post-war transition under Ahmed al-Sharaa’s transitional government has been marked by sectarian violence, the formal dissolution of the Kurdish-led SDF, US delisting of Syria from state sponsors of terrorism, and the convening of an interim parliament to draft a new constitution.
Chapter-by-chapter narrative with maps, primary sources, and key events.
Explore battles on a live map with a timeline slider and territory overlays.
Deep-dive into every major engagement — commanders, casualties, significance.
Biographical flip cards with real portraits, facts, and full biography pages.
Trace each figure's full life journey — birth, education, battles, and death — on a live map.
Scroll-driven visualization of casualties — each dot a thousand lives.
Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
Peaceful protests that began in Deraa in March 2011 escalated after state repression into a civil war, a regional proxy conflict, and the territorial rise of ISIS. Russia and Iran intervened for Bashar al-Assad, while Turkey, Gulf states, the United States, and others supported different armed opponents. Hundreds of thousands were killed and more than half the prewar population was displaced. A rebel offensive launched in November 2024 captured Aleppo, Hama, Homs, and Damascus in eleven days; Assad fled to Russia on December 8, ending fifty-four years of his family’s rule and the civil war itself. The post-war transition under Ahmed al-Sharaa’s transitional government has been marked by sectarian violence, the formal dissolution of the Kurdish-led SDF, US delisting of Syria from state sponsors of terrorism, and the convening of an interim parliament to draft a new constitution.
Syrian Civil War was fought from 2011 to 2024.
Syrian Civil War was fought between Assad Government & Allies and Opposition → Transitional Government.
An estimated 504,118 people died in Syrian Civil War, including roughly 202,157 military and 301,961 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Battle of Aleppo, Battle of Homs, Fall of East Aleppo, and Siege of Kobani.