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| - | '''Syria''' is a country in [[Western Asia]], bordering [[Lebanon]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to the west, [[Turkey]] to the north, [[Iraq]] to the east, [[Jordan]] to the south, and [[Israel]] to the southwest. | ||
| - | Since March 2011, Syria has been embroiled in an [[Civil uprising phase of the Syrian Civil War|uprising]] against Assad and the [[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region|Ba'athist]] government as part of the [[Arab Spring]], a crackdown that contributed to the [[Syrian Civil War]] and to Syria's becoming one of the most violent countries in the world. A number of pseudo-state entities have since emerged on Syrian territories, including the [[Syrian Opposition]], the [[Federation of Northern Syria]] and [[Islamic State of Iraq and Syria]]. | + | The '''Syrian opposition''' is an [[umbrella term]] for the political structure represented by the [[Syrian National Coalition]] and associated anti-government Syrian groups with certain territorial control in the form of a [[proto-state]] as an [[Syrian Interim Government|alternative Syrian government]], claiming to be the legitimate '''Syrian Arab Republic''' and also sometimes known just as the '''Republic of Syria'''. The Syrian opposition evolved since the beginning of the Syrian conflict from groups calling for the overthrow of the Assad government in [[Syria]] and who have opposed its [[Council of Ministers (Syria)|Ba'athist government]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}} Prior to the [[Syrian Civil War]], the term "opposition" ({{lang-ar|المعارضة }}) had been used to refer to traditional political actors, for example the [[National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change]]; that is, groups and individuals who have had a history of dissidence against the Syrian state.{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}} |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[List of political parties in Syria]] | ||
| + | *[[List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War]] | ||
| + | *[[Reform Party of Syria]]: A neo-conservative lobby group formed in the United States in 2001 with no connection to the Syrian opposition or the Syrian civil war. | ||
| + | *[[Hizb ut-Tahrir]] | ||
| - | ==Syrian literature== | ||
| - | :''[[Syrian literature]]'' | ||
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| - | ====Related terms==== | ||
| - | * [[Assyria]] | ||
| - | * [[Syriac]] | ||
| - | * [[Syrian]] | ||
| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Syrian Civil War ]] | ||
| - | *[[Foreign fighters in the Syrian and Iraqi Civil Wars]] | ||
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The Syrian opposition is an umbrella term for the political structure represented by the Syrian National Coalition and associated anti-government Syrian groups with certain territorial control in the form of a proto-state as an alternative Syrian government, claiming to be the legitimate Syrian Arab Republic and also sometimes known just as the Republic of Syria. The Syrian opposition evolved since the beginning of the Syrian conflict from groups calling for the overthrow of the Assad government in Syria and who have opposed its Ba'athist government.Template:Citation needed Prior to the Syrian Civil War, the term "opposition" (Template:Lang-ar) had been used to refer to traditional political actors, for example the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change; that is, groups and individuals who have had a history of dissidence against the Syrian state.Template:Citation needed
See also
- List of political parties in Syria
- List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War
- Reform Party of Syria: A neo-conservative lobby group formed in the United States in 2001 with no connection to the Syrian opposition or the Syrian civil war.
- Hizb ut-Tahrir
