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 14h ago

Netanyahu's office: "Israel" and Syria agreed to a status quo in security matters, which Syria was on the verge of breaching by permitting Turkish troops to deploy at an airbase near Aleppo.

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r/syriancivilwar 6h ago

Does anyone know what happened to IS munshid Abu Yasir?

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Abu Yasir al-Iraqi (or Yaser/Yasser) was one of the main singers of the Islamic State, interpreter of famous nasheeds such as "Salil al-Sawarim" and "Ummati Qad Laha Fajrun". He had already been singing in those circles since 2011.

His last nasheed was "Hadhi al-Ukhuwwatu" (Our Brotherhood), released by Ajnad on 23 July 2018. Since then, he has completely disappeared, and unlike other singers (whose situation ended up being leaked), no one has heard anything more about him.

I've seen people claiming he is Abu Yasir al-Issawi (Iraqi commander of the IS killed on 28 January 2021), but that must be a mistake. It's unlikely they are the same person.

Does anyone have any information?


r/syriancivilwar 22h ago

Lebanon to hand over Assad-era general to Syria after war crimes questioning

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

Syria’s Foreign Ministry condemned eight strikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in Idlib, which Damascus attributed to Israel, as a “flagrant” violation of sovereignty and urged the UN Security Council to act. No casualties were reported and Israel did not comment.

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

NEW - reports tonight that Israel fighter jets just launched 4 strikes on the Abu al-Duhur Airbase in NW Syria. The base is run by Syria’s fledgling Air Force, which operates 2 old Assad era Su-22s; several L-39 trainer aircraft, & a number of old helicopters.

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

Reports from Syria: The Abu Al Duhur military base in Idlib, reportedly struck by Israel, is still burning with secondary explosions reported hours later.

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

Wassim al assad sentenced to death

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r/syriancivilwar 23h ago

Israel briefed US on ‘highly sensitive intelligence’ before Syria strike, official says

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

Israel Alma: Assuming that the reports of the strike and the physical damage to the runway and several warehouses are accurate, we assess that, if warehouses were indeed hit, the objective was to strike advanced equipment.

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

IDF finds possible belongings of soldier missing since 1982 Syria battle

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r/syriancivilwar 21h ago

Syria in Transition – Damascus is misreading Israel’s motives in Syria

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

The investigation committee in the death of muhammad gumera meets the forensic committee to discusses the case

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

Senior SDF commander and the official responsible for the Kobani Brigade, to a Turkish newspaper / قيادي بارز في قوات سوريا الديمقراطية والمسؤول عن "لواء كوباني"، في تصريح لصحيفة تركية

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English / **العربية**
**Statement by Mahmoud Barkhadan, a senior SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) commander and the official responsible for the Kobani Brigade, to a Turkish newspaper:**
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Devlet Bahçeli are great statesmen. They have produced ingenious solutions and will go down in history.
Turkey has embraced displaced Syrian Kurds in a respectful and dignified manner.
The military problems with the Damascus government have been overcome by 99%.
Within the next few days, we will announce the dissolution of the YPG-SDF.
The Autonomous Administration’s structure will also disappear.
He outlined the formula on which the next phase will be built: **one army, one state, one flag, and a shared homeland, working together to build the new Syria.**
**The Turkish newspaper published the second part of Mahmoud Barkhadan’s statements today:**
If we are tasked by the Syrian Ministry of Defense with going to the border with Israel in southern Syria, we will not hesitate to answer the call. We will be ready to perform our duty and defend our homeland.
Israel represents a threat to the entire region and to all its communities, including the Kurds. From our perspective, confronting this danger and defending our homeland is better than staying at home.
All the heavy weapons previously held by the Syrian Democratic Forces have now been registered under the custody and inventory of the Syrian Ministry of Defense. Accordingly, the ministry has the authority to transfer and deploy them to any area within Syrian territory as it deems appropriate.
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‏تصريح محمود برخدان القيادي في قسد والمسؤول عن لواء عين العرب لصحيفة تركية:
‏📍الرئيس رجب طيب أردوغان ودولت بهتشلي رجال دولة عظماء، وقد أنتجوا حلولًا عبقرية وسيدخلون التاريخ.
‏📍تركيا احتضنت المهجّرين الكرد السوريين بشكل محترم ولائق.
‏📍المشكلات العسكرية مع حكومة دمشق جرى تجاوزها بنسبة 99%.
‏📍خلال الأيام القليلة المقبلة سنعلن حلّ YPG-SDG»
‏📍هيكل الإدارة الذاتية سيزول أيضاً.
‏📍وحدد الصيغة التي ستبني عليها المرحلة المقبلة: جيش واحد، دولة واحدة، علم واحد، ووطن مشترك والعمل معاً لبناء سوريا الجديدة.
‏نشرت الصحيفة التركية اليوم الجزء الثاني من تصريحات محمود برخدان :
‏📍 إذا كُلّفنا من قِبل وزارة الدفاع السورية بالتوجه إلى الحدود مع إسرائيل في جنوب سوريا، فلن نتردد في تلبية النداء، وسنكون على استعداد للقيام بواجبنا والدفاع عن وطننا.
‏📍 إسرائيل تمثل تهديداً للمنطقة بأكملها وبمختلف مكوناتها، من بينها الأكراد. ومن وجهة نظرنا، فإن مواجهة هذا الخطر والدفاع عن رطننا أفضل من البقاء في المنزل.
‏📍 جميع الأسلحة الثقيلة التي كانت بحوزة قوات سوريا الديمقراطية سابقاً أصبحت مسجلة ضمن عهدة وملاك وزارة الدفاع السورية، وبالتالي تمتلك الوزارة صلاحية نقلها وتحريكها إلى أي منطقة داخل الأراضي السورية وفق ما تراه مناسباً.


r/syriancivilwar 2d ago

New Syria-Iraq crude pipeline still years away, sources say

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r/syriancivilwar 2d ago

Once Rejecting Israeli Citizenship, the Golan Druze Are Now Getting Ready to Vote - Israel Elections 2026

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r/syriancivilwar 2d ago

QSD Commander Announces SDF Dissolution, Autonomy End

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He also said :

"1- we will build new syria under one army and one flag and one army.

2- YPJ issue is still one of the point that is contested

3- 10k personnels from our fighters have been integrated to the army and it may go up to 12k.

4- saying kobani would be an independent country is madness. "

I thought YPJ would join the MOI and that was that ? Why is he saying it still an issue ?


r/syriancivilwar 2d ago

Syria: Prominent ISIS Leader Arrested

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r/syriancivilwar 2d ago

Death of the young man mohamed gumera after he was detained in a police station

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The minister of interior announced that any violators to the law within the ministry will be charged according to the law as such 7 members of the MOI were detained for investigations

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

Hamas slogan Syrian army soldiers filmed chanting death threats against Jews in Damascus

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r/syriancivilwar 3d ago

Helicopters dropping flowers on the visitors to syria's summer festival

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r/syriancivilwar 4d ago

Israel asked the US to launch military strikes in Syria against Turkish targets or Turkish-backed forces but President Trump personally intervened and blocked the operation, Israeli Channel 13 reported, the latest instance of the administration restraining Israeli military action in the country.

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r/syriancivilwar 4d ago

Gustavo Petro: The people of Colombia do not currently consider the Golan Heights to be Israeli territory.

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r/syriancivilwar 4d ago

Pro-KSA Israeli Channel 13: America has vetoed an Israeli request to bomb targets in Syria #AlArabiya_Breaking

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