Event anniversary

Syrian Civil War

Took place on March 15, 2011

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The 16th anniversary falls on March 15, 2027, in 140 days.

The Syrian civil war was an armed conflict that began with the Syrian revolution in March 2011, when popular discontent with the Ba'athist regime ruled by Bashar al-Assad triggered large-scale protests and pro-democracy rallies across Syria, as part of the wider Arab Spring.

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