Is there still a war in Syria in 2023The answer is yes. According to the United Nations, as of 2023, the war in Syria has caused 3870,000 people died, 12 million were displaced, and 15.3 million people were in need of humanitarian assistance, including 6 million children. Syria's infrastructure, education, health, economy and society have been almost destroyed, and the living standards and human rights of the Syrian people have deteriorated dramatically. Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity have also been seriously threatened, Syria's territory has been divided and controlled by a number of foreign forces and armed groups, and Syria's politics and diplomacy have also been isolated and sanctioned by the international community.
The outbreak of the war in Syria has complex internal and external factors. From an internal point of view, there are deep-seated contradictions and problems in Syria's political system, social structure, economic development, ethnicity and religion, which have led to the dissatisfaction and resistance of the Syrian people against the Syrian people. From an external point of view, Syria's geostrategic location, relations with the West and neighboring countries, and the international and regional environment have also influenced the development and evolution of the Syrian war. In particular, in the context of the "Arab Spring", the United States and other Western countries and some Arab countries have interfered in and supported Syria politically, economically, militarily and ideologically out of their own interests and purposes, causing Syria's domestic crisis to escalate into an international conflict.
The course of the war in Syria can be divided into several stages.
The first stage was from March 2011 to July 2012, when large-scale demonstrations and riots broke out in Syria, armed clashes broke out between the ** army and opposition forces, and Syria entered a state of civil war.
The second stage, from July 2012 to September 2014, saw the conflict in Syria intensify further, with opposition forces occupying a number of major cities and districts, and the war reaching a stalemate. At the same time, some extremist groups such as ISIS have also taken the opportunity to rise in Syria and launched attacks on both the Syrian army and opposition forces, making the situation in Syria more complicated and chaotic.
The third stage is from September 2014 to December 2017, the conflict in Syria has attracted widespread attention and intervention from the international community, the United States and other Western countries and some Arab countries have carried out air strikes against opposition forces and extremist groups in Syria, and countries such as Russia and Iran have provided military and political support to the Syrian army. At this stage, the Syrian army gradually gained the upper hand and regained most of the lost territory, while the opposition forces and extremist groups continued to suffer, and the war in Syria showed the dominance of the army.
The fourth stage is from January 2018 to the present, the conflict in Syria has entered a stage of relative de-escalation, with some ceasefire agreements between the Syrian ** army and opposition forces, and the beginning of political dialogue, and the official launch of Syria's constitutional committee in October 2019, with a view to achieving a political transition in Syria. However, the war in Syria is not completely over, and in some areas, clashes between the ** army and the opposition remain, especially in the Kurdish areas of northeastern Syria. In addition, terrorist groups such as ISIS are still active in some areas, posing a threat to Syria's security and stability.