Letter: Hamas plays U.S. for an appeaser. 2011–2012 Syrian uprising. The Syrian Civil War (Arabic: الحرب الأهلية السورية), also known as the Syrian Uprising, is an ongoing armed conflict taking place in Syria.
The unrest began in the early spring of 2011 within the context of Arab Spring protests, with nationwide protests against President Bashar al-Assad's government, whose forces responded with violent crackdowns. The conflict gradually morphed from popular protests to an armed rebellion after months of military sieges.[56] By July 2013, the Syrian government was in control of approximately 30–40% of the country's territory and 60% of the Syrian population.[60] A United Nations report in late 2012 described the conflict as being "overtly sectarian in nature", between mostly Alawite government forces, militias and other Shia groups[61] fighting largely against Sunni-dominated rebel groups,[62][63] although both opposition and government forces have denied it.[64][65] Due to foreign involvement this conflict has been called a proxy war.[66]
Syria uprising: live.