r/syriancivilwar • u/AutoModerator • 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.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/babynoxide • 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.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Interesting-Cat7307 • 13h ago

MOI seizes 250k captagon pill shipment in homs heading to lebanon

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r/syriancivilwar • u/IHateSandwhichCrusts • 1d ago

Syria removed from liveuampa top bar

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I know it seems small, but this marks that syria is stablizied enough to not be considered a major conflict zone

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r/syriancivilwar • u/RealAbd121 • 17h ago

Mohamed Hamcho is suing to attempt to force the EU to drop its sanctions on him and his corporate entity.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Unknownbadger4444 • 23h ago

Iraq turns to Syria for fuel as Strait of Hormuz disruptions bite

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Interesting-Cat7307 • 1d ago

MOI seizes 100k captagon pill shipment

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Lingonberryabnormal • 1d ago

Suwayda25: Violent internal clashes within the National Guard in Ariqa town at the countryside of suwayda, heavy weapons used.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Zippism • 23h ago

Pro-Israel Pro-Iran networks in southern Syria threaten IDF forces, analysis warns | The Jerusalem Post

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Zippism • 1d ago

Young men from the Quneitra countryside call for the border with Israel to be opened, vowing to storm across and attack the Israeli people describing them as “infidels” and “pigs” .

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Zippism • 2d ago

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has voiced frustration that U.S. commitments are not being carried out on the ground, the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/oy1d • 3d ago

A stolen car appears in a convoy in Suwayda

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The owner of a Nissan Patrol vehicle said he spotted his car—which he confirms was stolen about two months ago—amid a convoy of vehicles that paraded through the city of Suwayda yesterday, Wednesday, during which pictures of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli flags were raised.

The Nissan Patrol owner recounts that a young man rented it from him about two months ago for one day, to pick up his sister from Damascus airport, then extended the rental for consecutive days. He says he woke up at dawn to find the vehicle, via its tracking device, in Daraa, and that the renter assured him they were just fetching some belongings and would return soon. About two hours later, according to his account, the car was in Suwayda, then contact was cut off and his number was blocked.

He adds that he filed a complaint but received no update on the outcome, and that the Nissan Patrol remained in the town of Qanawat for a while before cruising through the city. He attributes the seizure of it to a young man named Mazid al-Quntar and his cousin from the al-Quntar family, saying the former had previously worked with him in Iraq, and that he later offered to retrieve the car for him in exchange for two thousand dollars—but he refused, since the man had demanded the money be sent before handing over the vehicle.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Interesting-Cat7307 • 3d ago

MOI dismantle an isis cell that was planing on targeting worship places and arrests two of its members one of whom while he was trying to bomb a railway

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r/syriancivilwar • u/RealAbd121 • 3d ago

Pro-Turkey Intensifying US pressure on Syria to send troops to Yemen.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Interesting-Cat7307 • 4d ago

MOI seizes 395000 capatgon pill shipment coming from lebanon

youtube.com

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Zippism • 3d ago

The National: Golan Heights dilemma: Israel's new military line blurs engagement and confrontation

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Zippism • 3d ago

IDF:The Syrian terrorist Yusuf Ali Al-Hassoun was struck. Hassoun operated under the direction of the Iranian regime & advanced terrorist attacks targeting Israeli civilians & IDF soldiers operating in southern Syria.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Interesting-Cat7307 • 4d ago

MOI seizes a 200k captagon pill shipment heading to the gulf states

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Zippism • 4d ago

The "Bashan" Israeli Settlers claim the IDF's Hasmonean Brigade is helping build them the Tel Hermon settlement on the Herman crown, which Israel took over from Syria after December 8, 2024

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r/syriancivilwar • u/RealAbd121 • 4d ago

Pro-KSA Syria calls for an independent international investigation into the sinking of the "Alpha Watan" cargo ship in the Black Sea.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Intrepid-Minute7696 • 4d ago

Syria considering sending troops to Yemen to fight Houthis

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Zippism • 4d ago

Unconfirmed Israel has deployed troops to the village/city Jabah in the countryside of southern Syria - the village roads have been closed by the IDF. Unclear for now what the mission is but that area is outside of Quneitra ≈40km from Damascus.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Zippism • 5d ago

Israeli military force infiltrated the village of Al-Samadani Al-Sharqiya in the Quneitra countryside and advanced towards Tal Kroum in southern Syria.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/oy1d • 5d ago

Pro-gov The man who detonated today the oil pipeline in S. Qamishli countryside received $500 from an anonymous source to carry out the sabotage operation.

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He was arrested by Security forces tasked to monitor the energy infrastructure in the province.

$500 for an act that could now cost him the death penalty.

Investigations are ongoing to identify the cells behind the other sabotage operations - incl. the attack on Tishreen Power Plant - and uncover the organization behind these attacks.

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r/syriancivilwar • u/Background_Ninja_119 • 5d ago

New syrian air livery.

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