As of 1 January 2023: the
SAAF controlled 63.38% of Syrian territories;
SDF controlled 25.64%; and
Syrian opposition forces (
SFA,
SNA and
HTS) controlled 10.98% of Syrian territories.[9]
Casualties and losses
Total killed
580,000[10]–617,910+[11] Civilians killed
219,223–306,887+[b]
^ HTS was formed on 28 January 2017 as a merger between Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, the Ansar al-Din Front, Jaysh al-Sunna, Liwa al-Haqq, and the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement. HTS describes itself as a new independent
Islamist entity free from the previous factions and distanced itself from Al-Qaeda, disavowing any ties to it:[12] After coming to power in Idlib, HTS suspended Al-Qaeda activities:[13]
^Israel provided arms to 12 unnamed rebel groups solely against Iran and ISIS.[38] Israel has also conducted multiple airstrikes against the Syrian government, Hezbollah, and Iranian positions within Syria.[39]
As of 1 January 2023: the
SAAF controlled 63.38% of Syrian territories;
SDF controlled 25.64%; and
Syrian opposition forces (
SFA,
SNA and
HTS) controlled 10.98% of Syrian territories.[9]
Casualties and losses
Total killed
580,000[10]–617,910+[11] Civilians killed
219,223–306,887+[b]
^ HTS was formed on 28 January 2017 as a merger between Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, the Ansar al-Din Front, Jaysh al-Sunna, Liwa al-Haqq, and the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement. HTS describes itself as a new independent
Islamist entity free from the previous factions and distanced itself from Al-Qaeda, disavowing any ties to it:[12] After coming to power in Idlib, HTS suspended Al-Qaeda activities:[13]
^Israel provided arms to 12 unnamed rebel groups solely against Iran and ISIS.[38] Israel has also conducted multiple airstrikes against the Syrian government, Hezbollah, and Iranian positions within Syria.[39]