Syrian Civil War 2011–2024

Ba'athist Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Russia, Iraq ⚔ Syrian Interim Government, Syrian opposition, Turkey, Qatar, United States, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, France

Key battles

• Battle of Baghdad (2003)
• Battle of Nasiriyah (2003)
• Battle of Umm Qasr (2003)
• Battle of Basra (2003)
• Battle of Al Faw (2003)
• Battle of Najaf (2003)
• Second Battle of Fallujah (2004)
• First Battle of Fallujah (2004)
• Battle of Najaf (2004)
• Battle of Basra (2008)
• Siege of Homs (2011)
• Siege of Daraa (2011)
• Battle of Aleppo (2012)
• Battle of Damascus (2012)
• Anbar clashes (2013–2014) (2013)
• Battle of Raqqa (2013)
• Fall of Fallujah (2013)
• Siege of Kobanî (2014)
• Islamic State invasion of Iraq (2014)
• Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014)
• Palmyra Offensive (2015)
• Al-Hawl Offensive (2015)
• Battle of Mosul (2016)
• Palmyra offensive (2016)
• Manbij offensive (2016)
• Battle of al-Bab (2016)
• Palmyra offensive (December 2016) (2016)
• Battle of Raqqa (2017)
• Palmyra offensive (2017)
• Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018) (2018)
• Battle of Khasham (2018)
• Battle of Baghuz Fawqani (2019)
• Fall of Damascus (2024)
• Battle of Aleppo (2024) (2024)
• 2024 Hama offensive (2024)
• 2024 Homs offensive (2024)
• Southern Syria clashes (2025)

Who lived through the Syrian Civil War

Well-known people alive during 2011–2024:

• Barack Obama (1961–) — president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
• Donald Trump (1946–) — American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
• Vladimir Putin (1952–) — 2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000–2008, 2012–present), 7th and 11th Prime Minister of Russia (1999–2000, 2008–2012)
• George W. Bush (1946–) — President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
• Joe Biden (1942–) — 46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
• Elizabeth II (1926–2022) — Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)
• Bill Gates (1955–) — American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)
• Jimmy Wales (1966–) — co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)
• Pope Francis (1936–2025) — 266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
• Corbin Bleu (1989–) — American actor (born 1989)
• Bill Clinton (1946–) — President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
• Basshunter (1984–) — Swedish singer, record producer, and DJ
• Lionel Messi (1987–) — Argentine association football player (born 1987)
• Angela Merkel (1954–) — chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)
• François Hollande (1954–) — President of France from 2012 to 2017 (born 1954)
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy (1978–) — President of Ukraine since 2019
• Cristiano Ronaldo (1985–) — Portuguese association football player
• Shakira (1977–) — Colombian singer, songwriter, and actress
• Benedict XVI (1927–2022) — 265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
• Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–2022) — leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022)
• Jimmy Carter (1924–2024) — president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
• Stephen Hawking (1942–2018) — British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
• Elon Musk (1971–) — American businessman (born 1971)
• Emmanuel Macron (1977–) — president of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
• Hillary Clinton (1947–) — American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

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