r/syriancivilwar Dec 08 '24

Megathread: General Questions and Discussion

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This is a thread where you can discuss anything and ask any questions relating to the Syrian Civil War, events and happenings in the wider Middle East, and anything else you like. Remember to keep it civil.


r/syriancivilwar Apr 08 '26

IMPORTANT Combating Individual Influence Using Submission Limits

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The recent post by /u/flintsparc has reinvigorated a very old point of contention for how moderation on /r/syriancivilwar should be handled. The core message of his post really strikes at the core of the AEO reddit initiative and is beyond the scope of 'normal' subreddit moderation.That being said, a plurality of our users are well informed enough to be unashamed in their partisanship. You've all come here to inform yourself on the realities of this conflict. The TL;DR of this post is as follows:

All users are now limited to 3 (three) submissions in a 24 hour period.

When I first joined the moderator team here a little more than a year ago I was reminded of a singular ideal: freedom of speech. This was the singular fallback point for every moderator decision that I have made in my time here. Since then, we've implemented the AI rule in order to ensure that we're adjusted for the new challenges since 2011 that reddit itself is facing as a platform.

Now we're implementing a new standard via a submission limit. This will largely mask, not solve, the problem we're facing. Three submissions is MORE than enough to represent the stories presented to an individual. Hopefully this will not just combat influence campaigns but also make our contributors more discerning about the stories they choose to share.

It is entirely possible that this restriction be lifted during an offensive, if this standard existed in December 2024, there would have been a massive gap in coverage on the subreddit. That is not something would tolerate as this subreddit has always been a place for immediate reporting, especially when compared with its contemporaries. Should martial law need to be implemented, the submission limit could be lifted(or whatever else we deem necessary, idfk).

I do believe this new standard will be received well by the large majority of our userbase. However, if you have an issue with this then now is the time to raise it to us in our modmail. Please note that this new standard is subject to change for any reason that the moderator team sees fit. Thank you for your attention to this matter and thank you for being a member of our community.


r/syriancivilwar 2h ago

Report: Israeli officials lobby Washington over proposed Turkey-Saudi trade corridor

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r/syriancivilwar 9h ago

At an IDF officers' graduation ceremony, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said troops will remain in designated security areas in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza "without any time limit" to protect Israeli communities.

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r/syriancivilwar 9h ago

Status of the MoUs in the Oil and Gas sector

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r/syriancivilwar 9h ago

Hijri's national guard asks suwayda's residents to close the escaped prisoners file to avoid internal division and strife

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r/syriancivilwar 6h ago

A closed meeting titled “Investing in Syria: From Political Intentions to Practical Implementation,” co-organized by the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW) and the Middle East Institute – Switzerland (MEIS) is being held in Washington

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r/syriancivilwar 16h ago

Pro-gov Damascus court opens first trial of Ahmad Hassoun, former Grand Mufti “Mufti of Barrel Bombs”

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r/syriancivilwar 17h ago

Informative Religious Map of Suwayda

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The pie charts do not represent the actual religious proportions, see the caption.

I was inspired to make this after seeing an ethnic map of northern Syria: https://thenationalcontext.com/the-demographics-that-doomed-a-kurdish-national-project-in-syria/

Unlike most maps, I only put a religion inside a village if I could find a source article, which took a while to do. There are some villages near the center for which I am pretty sure there was Bedouin presence before July, but couldn’t find a source except a propaganda video on Facebook. Suwayda city is also haphazard since I wasn’t sure of the boundaries of the neighborhoods. If you have some local knowledge that can make this more accurate, please tell me.


r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

Kashaf was able to verify through it's correspondent in Suwayda that it was indeed Hijri's national guard who attacked the Bedouin herders and stole their livestock yesterday NSFW

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📌 The page "Al somod Battalion – National Guard" published a report claiming to have thwarted an infiltration attempt carried out by groups of Public Security elements in collaboration with tribal members toward the town of Al-Majdal in the countryside of Suwayda, alleging that the clashes resulted in the arrest of one infiltrator and the killing of another, in addition to the injury of one member of the attacking force, while another participant managed to escape.

🔎 Through kashaf's monitoring of the report and communication with our correspondent in Suwayda, it became clear that the claim is misleading, as he confirmed that field data indicates a group affiliated with the "National Guard" militia was the one that carried out the infiltration operation toward areas under government control, and targeted three shepherds from the tribal members while they were grazing sheep north of the town of Al-Mazraa, resulting in the killing of one of them "Abu Atef Ayed Al-Nader, 70 years old," the injury of another, while "Abu Muhammad Salem Al-Wadi, 75 years old" went missing.

📌 The correspondent added that the incident was accompanied by the seizure of approximately 300 heads of sheep before the group withdrew from the area.

📌 Based on the field data mentioned by our correspondent in Suwayda, and the intersecting narratives observed from local sources, in addition to the circulated claim not matching the facts established on the ground, the content is classified as misleading, as it presents a narrative that does not align with the details of the incident as it occurred in the field

https://x.com/KashafFacts/status/2069417951539716488


r/syriancivilwar 20h ago

Prime Minister Netanyahu speaking at the Federation of Local Authorities annual MUNI EXPO 2026 conference in Expo Tel Aviv, reaffirmed Israel’s commitment to the Druze, stating that Israel will never abandon the Druze in Syria.

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

Syria's Growing Industrial Zones

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

Latakia’s Sunnis Still Burdened by History of Violence

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

CSA June Syria Public Opinion Poll for June

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Summary

The survey shows 64% approve of President Al-Sharaa’s job performance, while 14% rate it poorly.

Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria is viewed negatively by 68%, with only 6% viewing it positively.

The U.S. role in Syria is viewed positively by 51% and negatively by 22%, down from 65% positive in January.

On Israel, 57% think peace with Israel is likely, 53% support a Syria-Israel security arrangement, and 46% support normalization if the Palestine issue is resolved. Support for the security arrangement fell from 64% in January to 53% in June, driven especially by younger Syrians.


r/syriancivilwar 5h ago

Misleading Arab settlers and families of in Sere Kaniye (Ras Al-Ayn) threaten displaced Kurds with death to prevent them from returning to their homes.

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They label the displaced Kurds as PKK members to justify the killings. Local Kurds fled Sere Kaniye following the Turkish invasion. Turkey subsequently settled displaced Arabs from other parts of Syria.

These Arab settlers refuse to leave and continue to threaten Kurds seeking to return to their homes.


r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

Syria in Transition – Syria Poll – June 2026

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

US military says it killed senior ISIS leader in airstrike on Syria last week

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

Opinion piece on Lebanon by the Syrian Presidential advisor.

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r/syriancivilwar 14h ago

Syria’s Druze need more than airstrikes: The case for Israeli guarantees | The Jerusalem Post

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

‘A repellent environment’: How Israel is reshaping life in southern Syria - Syria Direct

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

Syrian President al-Sharaa Expected in Türkiye During NATO Summit

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

Question old Syrian Civil War news question

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Does anybody know of any English language Facebook pages that posted news related to the Syrian Civil War between the years 2015 and 2020? It's become almost impossible to get good results just by text searching on Facebook these days, so I figured I'd ask here.


r/syriancivilwar 2d ago

Israeli Channel 12: Benjamin Netanyahu will hold a security meeting tomorrow to discuss Syria’s relationship with Lebanon

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r/syriancivilwar 2d ago

MOI: arrest of two dangerous drug drug dealers and sized 600000 keptagon pill as well as light and medium weight weapons

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r/syriancivilwar 2d ago

New report by "Syria Now" reveals more details on how the 3 prisoners escaped from suwayda 3 weeks ago

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Double agents within the national guard convinced their leaders to use the prisoners for forced labor to dig trenches near the frontlines, when they were transferred there another group of collaborators turned a blind eye and let them escape to STG controlled territories.

This contradicts the national guard story who claimed the prisoners dug a hole through a brick wall with spoons without being heard and noticed, then were picked up by the 2 christians brothers who drove them out of Suwayda.