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{{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} '''Sunni Jihadists'''<ref>http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-02-08/world/36981210_1_druze-opposition-activists-and-rebel-rebel-fighters</ref><Ref>https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/nowsyrialatestnews/christian-gunmen-join-syrias-rebels</ref> |
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*[[Syrian Islamic Front]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Spencer|first=Richard|title=British convert to Islam vows to fight to the death on Syrian rebel front line|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9481246/British-convert-to-Islam-vows-to-fight-to-the-death-on-Syrian-rebel-front-line.html|newspaper=Telegraph|date=16 August 2012}}</ref> |
*[[Syrian Islamic Front]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Spencer|first=Richard|title=British convert to Islam vows to fight to the death on Syrian rebel front line|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9481246/British-convert-to-Islam-vows-to-fight-to-the-death-on-Syrian-rebel-front-line.html|newspaper=Telegraph|date=16 August 2012}}</ref> |
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*[[Al-Nusra Front]]<ref name="ISW FSA">{{cite web | url=http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/The-Free-Syrian-Army-24MAR.pdf | title=The Free Syrian Army | publisher=Institute for the Study of War}}</ref> |
*[[Al-Nusra Front]]<ref name="ISW FSA">{{cite web | url=http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/The-Free-Syrian-Army-24MAR.pdf | title=The Free Syrian Army | publisher=Institute for the Study of War}}</ref> |
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Syrian government
27,654 soldiers and policemen killed[29] 13 killed[33][34][35][36] |
21,850[29]–45,650[37] fighters killed*
979 protesters killed[38] | 174+ fighters killed[40][41] | ||||||
100,000 killed overall (June 2013 UN estimate)[42]
83,263[39][43]–110,371[29] killed overall (September 2013 opposition estimate)**
2.5–3 million internally displaced[51][52] *Number possibly higher due to the opposition counting rebels that were not defectors as civilians.[55] **Number includes foreign fighters from both sides, as well as foreign civilians |
References
- ^ Saeed Kamali Dehghan (28 May 2012). "Syrian army being aided by Iranian forces". The Guardian.
- Daftari, Lisa (28 August 2012). "Iranian general admits 'fighting every aspect of a war' in defending Syria's Assad". Fox News.
- "State Dept. official: Iranian soldiers are fighting for Assad in Syria". Washington Post. 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Hezbollah Commits to an All-Out Fight to Save Assad". The New York Times. May 25, 2013.
- ^ "Syria rebels clash with army, Palestinian fighters". Agence France-Presse. 31 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "The Structure and Organization of the Syrian Opposition". Center for American Progress. 14 May 2013.
- ^ http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-02-08/world/36981210_1_druze-opposition-activists-and-rebel-rebel-fighters
- ^ https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/nowsyrialatestnews/christian-gunmen-join-syrias-rebels
- ^ Spencer, Richard (16 August 2012). "British convert to Islam vows to fight to the death on Syrian rebel front line". Telegraph.
- ^ "The Free Syrian Army" (PDF). Institute for the Study of War.
- ^ "New front opens in Syria as rebels say al Qaeda attack means war". Reuters. 12 July 2013.
- ^ "assads no enemey of al-qaeda". NOW Lebanon. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ El Deeb, Sarah (20 June 2013). "Rivalries complicate arms pipeline to Syria rebels". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ Risen, James, Mazzetti, Mark & Schmidt, Michael S. (5 December 2012). "U.S. approved arms for Libya rebels fell into Jihadis' hands". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "U.N. withdraws staffers as violence rages in Syria". Edition.cnn.com. 25 May 2013.
- ^ "Competition among Islamists". The Economist. 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Kurds capture jihadist commander in north Syria: NGO". Fox News. 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Al-Nusra leader injured by regime bombardment". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ^ a b Syria's diminished security forces
- ^ Regime-backed militia does Syria's 'dirty work,' analysts say
- ^ "Hezbollah-trained squad to lead battle for Aleppo". The Australian. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ Syrian war widens Sunni-Shia schism as foreign jihadis join fight for shrines retrieved 5 June 2013
- ^ Borger, Julian (14 March 2013). "Iran and Hezbollah 'have built 50,000-strong force to help Syrian regime'". The Guardian.
- ^ "Assad backed by 1,500 fighters from Hezbollah, says defector". The Times. 6 October 2012.
- ^ Ben, Ilan. (8 January 2013) According to Al-Watan, members of the Shiite Lebanese militia have already killed 300 Syrian rebels. The Times of Israel.
- ^ "Assad might yet win in Syria thanks to Iran's Revolutionary Guards". 2013-05-30.
- ^ "Iran to send 4,000 troops to fight alongside Syrian regime: report". Abc.net.au. 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
- ^ Lund, Aron (17 June 2013). "Freedom fighters? Cannibals? The truth about Syria's rebels". The Independent. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Up to 150 Britons join rebels fighting to overthrow Assad". The Times.
- ^ "Salih Muslim: We have 15 thousand fighters from the People's protection units". The DailyStar. Retrieved 23 june 2013.
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(help) - ^ a b c d e "NGO puts Syria toll above 110,000". AFP. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "David Cameron Offers 'Safe Passage' For Syria's Bashar Al-Assad, But Not To Britain (PICTURES)". Huffington Post. 6 November 2012.
- ^ a b The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
- ^ "Hezbollah Operatives Killed in Syria – Update". Terrorism-info.org.il. 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
- ^ "Iran: Senior IRGC Commander killed while travelling from Damascus to Beirut". Ncr-iran.org. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
- ^ "Iran: Funeral for IRGC officer killed in Syria". Ncr-iran.org. 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
- ^ "Iran: IRGC member killed in Syria buried in Tehran". Ncr-iran.org. 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
- ^ "Iran: Three IRGC members killed in Syria fighting for Assad regime". Ncr-iran.org. 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
- ^ With SOHR already stating that the number of government and rebel fatalities is evenly divided[1] and the pro-government fatalities to be an estimated 45,649,[2] a higher figure of rebels killed can be estimated to be 45,650 as well. This would be in line with SOHR's upper estimate of 120,000 unverified dead,[3] with the number of combatant dead being double the documented number.[4]
- ^ "Syria: Opposition, almost 11,500 civilians killed". Ansamed.ansa.it. 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
- ^ a b "Statistics for the number of martyrs". Violations Documenting Center. 31 August 2013.
- ^ Wrase, Michael (4 April 2013). "Die arabische Revolution hat den Kurden Freiheit gebracht" (in German). Badische Zeitung. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ see 2013 Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict
- ^ "More than 2,000 killed in Syria since Ramadan began". Timesofoman.com. 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
- ^ "Other statistics". Violations Documenting Center. 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Iraqi Soldier Killed by Fire from Syria". Naharnet.com. 3 March 2013.
- ^ Zeina Karam (17 September 2012). "Syrian jets bomb northern city overrun by rebels". Washington Examiner. Associated Press.
- ^ "Arsal ambush kills two Lebanese soldiers hunting wanted fugitive". Daily Star. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ Violence in Lebanese Border Towns Adds to Fears of Syrian Encroachment
- ^ "Assad regrets downing of Turkish jet, says won't allow open combat with Ankara". English.alarabiya.net. 2012-07-03.
- ^ "Turkish police killed in clashes on Syrian border". Worldbulletin.net. 2013-05-02.
- ^ "Syria's civil war spills violence across borders into Jordan, Lebanon". Associated Press. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ "Syria: A full-scale displacement and humanitarian crisis with no solutions in sight".
- ^ "Dispatch: Syria's Internally Displaced Depend on Handouts".
- ^ "Syria Regional Refugee Response". UNHCR. 18 August 2013.
- ^ "Syria's Meltdown Requires a U.S.-Led Response". Washington Institute for Near East Policy. 22 March 2013.
- ^ "NGO: More than 13,000 killed in Syria since March 2011". Agence France-Presse. 27 May 2012.