Thereafter, three political entities—the syrian interim government, syrian salvation government, and the democratic autonomous administration of north and east syria —emerged in syrian territory to challenge assad's rule. Policymakers, convening the congressionally mandated and bipartisan syria study group in 2019 and providing objective analysis on all facets of the syrian conflict. The united nations high commissioner for refugees estimates that, by november 2017, more than 5.3 million syrian refugees had left the country as a result of the syrian civil war.
Three campaigns drove the conflict Institute of peace has engaged on syria since 2011, informing u.s December 8 marks a year after syrian dictator bashar assad was toppled
The syrian arab republic, positioned at the heart of west asia, occupies one of the most historically and strategically significant locations in the middle east.