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5.3.2. Armed conflict (international or internal)

COMMON ANALYSIS
Last update: March 2024

There are multiple overlapping non-international (internal) and international armed conflicts taking place in Syria:

  • Syria continued to be involved in an international armed conflict with the US-led coalition against ISIL, due to the coalition’s military intervention in Syria without the consent of the GoS. 
     
  • Syria continued to be involved in an international armed conflict with Türkiye, who has carried out military operations against GoS, ISIL and Kurdish armed groups in 
  • Syria, and controls parts of northern Syria with the help of anti-GoS armed groups.
     
  • Syria continued to be involved in an international armed conflict with Israel as well, who has been conducting air strikes on Iranian targets in Syria without the consent 
  • of the GoS, and controls parts of Syria. 
     
  • Syria continued to be involved in several non-international armed conflicts with various anti-GoS armed groups, most notably HTS, the SNA, the SDF and ISIL.

[Security 2023, 1.1., pp. 16-17; Security 2022, 1.1, p. 17]

 The section indiscriminate violence in Syria provides further analysis and guidance with regard to the armed conflicts taking place on the territory of Syria at governorate level.