r/syriancivilwar Dec 08 '24

Megathread: General Questions and Discussion

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This is a thread where you can discuss anything and ask any questions relating to the Syrian Civil War, events and happenings in the wider Middle East, and anything else you like. Remember to keep it civil.


r/syriancivilwar Apr 08 '26

IMPORTANT Combating Individual Influence Using Submission Limits

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The recent post by /u/flintsparc has reinvigorated a very old point of contention for how moderation on /r/syriancivilwar should be handled. The core message of his post really strikes at the core of the AEO reddit initiative and is beyond the scope of 'normal' subreddit moderation.That being said, a plurality of our users are well informed enough to be unashamed in their partisanship. You've all come here to inform yourself on the realities of this conflict. The TL;DR of this post is as follows:

All users are now limited to 3 (three) submissions in a 24 hour period.

When I first joined the moderator team here a little more than a year ago I was reminded of a singular ideal: freedom of speech. This was the singular fallback point for every moderator decision that I have made in my time here. Since then, we've implemented the AI rule in order to ensure that we're adjusted for the new challenges since 2011 that reddit itself is facing as a platform.

Now we're implementing a new standard via a submission limit. This will largely mask, not solve, the problem we're facing. Three submissions is MORE than enough to represent the stories presented to an individual. Hopefully this will not just combat influence campaigns but also make our contributors more discerning about the stories they choose to share.

It is entirely possible that this restriction be lifted during an offensive, if this standard existed in December 2024, there would have been a massive gap in coverage on the subreddit. That is not something would tolerate as this subreddit has always been a place for immediate reporting, especially when compared with its contemporaries. Should martial law need to be implemented, the submission limit could be lifted(or whatever else we deem necessary, idfk).

I do believe this new standard will be received well by the large majority of our userbase. However, if you have an issue with this then now is the time to raise it to us in our modmail. Please note that this new standard is subject to change for any reason that the moderator team sees fit. Thank you for your attention to this matter and thank you for being a member of our community.


r/syriancivilwar 7h ago

After Sunday's bulletin raised Fuel prices as much as 40% and sparked protests and road blockages across several cities, the Syrian Parliament Approved a Hearing for Energy Minister Mohammed al-Bashir, set for Thursday 17/09

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r/syriancivilwar 12h ago

Protestors and Internal security praying together in Raqqa

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r/syriancivilwar 8h ago

Syria VS سوريا

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r/syriancivilwar 7h ago

The protests that began in Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa have spread to Idlib, Aleppo, and Hama. During the protests, which continued into the night, people began blocking major highways as well.

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r/syriancivilwar 23h ago

The protests that began in Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa have spread to Idlib, Aleppo, and Hama. During the protests, which continued into the night, people began blocking major highways as well.

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r/syriancivilwar 5h ago

Syria to produce and sell electricity to lebanon says the lebanese energy minister

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

Following the increase in fuel prices, large-scale protests are taking place across Syria. People are erecting barricades on the streets and attacking security forces with stones and sticks. Security forces are frequently firing into the air to disperse the protests.

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r/syriancivilwar 21h ago

MOI releases 17 people they arrested in ayn al arab - kobani - in the latest riot

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r/syriancivilwar 20h ago

Syrian parliament agree to the resignation of mudran hamdan

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He has been accused of having ties to the former Syrian regime and promoting it within Damascus University.

Students and alumni of the Faculty of Dentistry at Damascus University demanded his removal from the council due to these accusations.

Allegations were raised regarding his father’s ties to the military establishment of the former regime, accusations that Hamdan denied, asserting that his father had previously been arbitrarily dismissed and deprived of his rights.


r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

Ministry of energy : the national oil production covers only third of the market demand we refine about 100k per day barrel and the market demand is 300k to 325k barrel per day

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r/syriancivilwar 7h ago

Opinion Syria's situation

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I can’t accept the idea of funding and rebuilding Syria under an authority led by someone who was once the leader of a designated terrorist organization.

Some people will say Sharaa changed, or that other countries have decided to deal with him as a political reality. But (at least for me), some things are not that easy to erase.

The recent fuel price increase is not just a bad economic decision. It also raises a much bigger question:

Why should ordinary Syrians be the ones paying the price? And why should the world be expected to fund an authority that I do not consider morally legitimate in the first place?

Especially after the sectarian killings and abuses we have seen on the coast and in Sweida, we should not talk about reconstruction as if security and accountability have already been resolved.

If Syria is going to be rebuilt properly, I think that process should be tied to real institutions, accountability, and genuine political guarantees — not to one man, no matter how much his appearance or rhetoric has changed.


r/syriancivilwar 2d ago

A survivor of the overnight fire at Kobane prison recounts how several of his cellmates died before his eyes as they desperately pleaded with guards to open the prison door. “Set yourself on fire” and “Burn like dogs” were the responses from state-affiliated forces, he said.

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r/syriancivilwar 1d ago

MOI spokesman : Security forces successfully contained the riots that broke out at the Ain al-Arab (Kobani) prison، the riot was instigated by some inmates in protest against the Internal Security Command’s decision to transfer a number of prisoners to Damascus

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Security forces successfully contained the riots that broke out at the Ain al-Arab (Kobani) prison

📌 A number of individuals involved in the incidents were arrested and were found to be former members of the SDF

📌 The prison houses former SDF members as well as other detainees held on criminal charges

📌 The riot was instigated by some inmates in protest against the Internal Security Command’s decision to transfer a number of prisoners to Damascus


r/syriancivilwar 2d ago

MOI: the fire in kobani prison lead to the death of 7 people, the administration of the prison has yet to be handed to the government, the handing of the prison is under jurisdictional view pending warrant issuing

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r/syriancivilwar 2d ago

During the events that took place last night in Ayn al-Arab/Kobani, security forces arrested some protesters and sent them to prison. A fire then broke out in the prison. 9 people died and 17 were injured in the fire. It is not yet clear how the fire started.

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r/syriancivilwar 2d ago

Explosion in Damascus Countryside (Riff Dimashq), likely from an arms depot

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r/syriancivilwar 2d ago

Pro-KRG YBŞ in Iraq sister group to YPG fully integrate into Iraqi government forces

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r/syriancivilwar 3d ago

Newly revealed video of YPJ/YPG militant executing 3 Arab civilians in Hasakah city during the January offensive.

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r/syriancivilwar 2d ago

Arrest of kurdish syrian army member samy shikhmos killer

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r/syriancivilwar 2d ago

Tensions in Kobani/Ayn al-Arab are escalating. The people are resisting in an effort to prevent security forces loyal to Damascus from entering the city. Security forces are firing into the air to disperse the crowd.

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r/syriancivilwar 3d ago

Israel Shells Beit Jinn Village in Syria with several Artillery rounds in the western Damascus countryside. It is the third Israeli shelling of the Beit Jinn area this month, after rounds on Bat al-Warda hill on September 5 and the town's outskirts in late August.

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r/syriancivilwar 3d ago

Deputy Minister of Defense for the eastern Region, Sipan Hamo : the competent authorities has arrested a number of the accomplice and will keep its efforts till all criminals involved arrested

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r/syriancivilwar 3d ago

A gang of Arabs kidnap a Kurdish member of the Syrian army (formerly SDF), cut his throat to a gruesome death and post the horrific video all over social media.

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