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Border countries: Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey

Syria is currently engaged in a series of armed conflicts. First, the Syrian government is engaged in several non-international armed conflicts against a wide array of rebel groups. Second, there is arguably an international armed conflict between Syria and members of the US-led international coalition and Turkey. There is arguably a military occupation of parts of northern Syria by Turkey. Finally, part of Syrian territory, the Golan Heights, is occupied by Israel.

Syria is currently a party to a series of armed conflicts.

  • Supported by Hezbollah and Russia, Syria is engaged in a series of non-international armed conflicts on its territory against a wide array of rebel groups, including the Islamic State group, the Free Syrian Army, and Kurdish militia.Iran also backs the Syrian government and sent military advisors to train and assistant government forces, but such capacity building activities do not render Iran a party to the conflict.

 

  • Since September 2014, Syria is also involved in an international armed conflict with the international coalition led by the United States because they have been targeting the Islamic State group on Syrian territory without the latter's consent. Identical Letters Dated 17 September 2015 From the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations Addressed to the Secretary General and the President of the Security Council, UN doc S/2015/719, 21 September 2015. Currently, the coalition led by the United States includes Australia, Belgium, Germany, France, Jordan, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Since July 2015, Turkey  has also been involved in an international armed conflict with Syria after it launching its first airstrikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria. Turkey also deployed ground troops.
  • Part of Syria's territory is currently occupied by Turkey.

 

 

Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2018