The civil war in Syria refers to the conflict between the Syrian government, Syrian opposition organizations and IS that continued from 20 1 1. The anti-government demonstrations in Syria began on 201165438+126 October and escalated to126 March. Then the anti-government demonstrations turned into armed conflicts.

After the so-called "Arab Spring" broke out, the Syrian opposition demanded that President Bashar al-Assad step down. Bashar al-Assad agreed to resolve the contradiction in Syria through peace talks, but it was rejected by the Syrian opposition. The Syrian opposition launched terrorist attacks on Syrian armed forces and pro-government militia groups, especially in the protest centers of Deraa, Homs, Idlib and Hama.

The internal conflict in Syria continues. According to the United Nations, both the Syrian government forces and the Syrian opposition have committed war crimes, including murder, extrajudicial execution, torture and other illegal acts.

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The Syrian authorities have received military assistance from Iran, Russia and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The opposition won the Sunni Arab countries Saudi Arabia, Libya, Qatar, Kuwait and Turkey? Israel and other non-Arab countries, the United States, Britain, France, Germany and other countries.

China supports the role of the United Nations as the main channel of mediation, resolving differences through dialogue and consultation, and advocates that internal problems and contradictions in Syria should be resolved by the Syrian people themselves. 20 12 China put forward four concrete initiatives to promote a political solution to the Syrian issue.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Syrian Civil War