Syrian Civil War: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: Brookings - 6 counterterrorism lessons from the Syrian civil war. | Sep 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Brookings - 6 counterterrorism lessons from the Syrian civil war. | Sep 21, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - Whats happening in Syria? A simple guide. | Jul 27, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Saturday Extra - Syrian Civil War. | May 25, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated to include discussion of the post-Assad interim government. | Mar 12, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Jan 29, 2025 | ||
| Added cross-reference. | Dec 13, 2024 | ||
| Media revised. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Added mention that Bashar al-Assad was toppled. | Dec 08, 2024 | ||
| Added mention of Hayʾat Taḥrīr al-Shām taking control of Homs and entering Damascus. | Dec 07, 2024 | ||
| Revised to mention that Hayʾat Taḥrīr al-Shām took control of Daraa on December 7, 2024. | Dec 07, 2024 | ||
| Added cross-reference. | Dec 06, 2024 | ||
| Added mention of Hayʾat Taḥrīr al-Shām taking control of Hama in December 2024. | Dec 05, 2024 | ||
| Added discussion of rebel forces taking control of Aleppo in November 2024. | Dec 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Syrias war explained from the beginning. | Oct 29, 2024 | ||
| Link added. | Apr 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Syria's Civil War Started A Decade Ago. Here's Where It Stands. | Mar 29, 2024 | ||
| Updated the discussion of the fighting in Idlib and added mention of Turkey's incursion into northeastern Syria. | Mar 31, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 16, 2019 | ||
| Added discussion of the fighting in and around Idlib. | Jul 16, 2019 | ||
| Added discussion of the government's capture of the southwest region and the implementation of a buffer zone in and around Idlib. | Oct 23, 2018 | ||
| Updated to mention the major developments in the civil war in the first half of 2018. | Jul 09, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Council on Foreign Relations - Syrias War and the Descent Into Horror. | Apr 11, 2018 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 15, 2018 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 19, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Huffington Post - Everything You Need To Know About Syria's Turbulent History And Why It Matters Today. | Dec 08, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: FAS - Congressional Research Service Reports - Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response. | Dec 08, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: European Commission - Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - Syria crisis. | Dec 08, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Rescue Committee - Syria: A Regional Crisis. | Dec 08, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Thje Clarion Project - Who's Who In The Syrian Civil War. | Dec 08, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Research and Development Corporation - The Dynamics of Syria's Civil War. | Dec 08, 2015 | ||
| List of article sections removed. | Jun 15, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Syria Revolution / Syrian Civil War, 2011. | Apr 11, 2014 | ||
| Updated to mention an agreement between the U.S., Russia, and Syria to place Syrian chemical weapons under international control, and that the U.N. inspectors' report confirmed the use of Sarin gas in August 2013. | Sep 17, 2013 | ||
| In time line, updated to mention events of July and August 2013. | Aug 27, 2013 | ||
| Updated timeline to include events of early 2013. | Jun 17, 2013 | ||
| Updated time line to include events of late 2012. | Feb 06, 2013 | ||
| Updated time line to mention events of August 2012. | Sep 10, 2012 | ||
| Updated time line to include the ICRC's designation of the Syria conflict as a civil war, and to mention the deaths of several senior Syrian security officals in a bombing in Damascus. | Jul 19, 2012 | ||
| Updated narrative and time line to include events of June and early July 2012. | Jul 16, 2012 | ||
| Updated time line to include events of May 2012. | May 29, 2012 | ||
| Updated narrative and time line to mention events of March and April 2012. | Apr 23, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - Why has the Syrian war lasted 12 years? | Apr 17, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - Why has the Syrian war lasted 12 years? | Apr 17, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Middle East Policy Council - The Syrian Uprising of 2011. | Apr 17, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Middle East Policy Council - The Syrian Uprising of 2011. | Apr 17, 2012 | ||
| Updated time line to include events of February 2012. | Mar 02, 2012 | ||
| Updated time line to mention the suspension of the Arab League monitoring mission in Syria and the failure of a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Assad regime's crackdown. | Feb 08, 2012 | ||
| Updated time line to include events of late December 2011 and early January 2012. | Jan 05, 2012 | ||
| Updated time line to include events of November and December 2011. | Dec 14, 2011 | ||
| Updated time line to mention events of early November 2011. | Nov 14, 2011 | ||
| Update time lines to mention events of September and October 2011. | Nov 04, 2011 | ||
| Updated time line to cover events of late August and early September 2011. | Sep 09, 2011 | ||
| Updated time line to include events of early August 2011. | Aug 22, 2011 | ||
| Updated time line to cover events of late July 2011. | Jul 28, 2011 | ||
| Updated time line to cover late June and early July 2011. | Jul 11, 2011 | ||
| New article added. | Jul 06, 2011 |
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