Talk:Syrian civil war
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FAQ: infobox
[edit]The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Question
Why is the infobox short? Where is the information about belligerents and other information commonly seen in an infobox?
Answer
The Syrian civil war is an ongoing multi-sided conflict in Syria involving various state-sponsored and non-state actors.
[From the opening sentence of the lead]
Previously, this article had a very long infobox, which attempted to capture the complex relationships between the many belligerent parties in this civil war and present other information such as strengths and casualties.
An RfC was held proposing a substantially shorter version as we now see (Talk:Syrian civil war/Archive 51#RfC on infobox).
To summarise some key points, an infobox is a simple, at-a-glance summary of key points from the article. It is unsuited to capturing nuance and complex information. Quoting from MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE:
The less information that an infobox contains, the more effectively it serves its purpose, allowing readers to identify key facts at a glance.
The consensus of the RfC was for the substantially shorter version of the infobox.
Issues
[edit]The whole article needs a rewrite, it for example lists allied forces as bellingerents. And it's locked so that nobody can actually do anything to deal with its problems.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.78.207.102 (talk) 07:02, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
- I suppose that just as consensus can change, so can allies change. Feel free to use {{Edit semi-protected}} here to suggest specific edits. – wbm1058 (talk) 01:13, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
- Indeed, needs to be re-written. Starting with the title that reads "CIVIL" war. When foreign forces unlawfully invade and annihilate your country, it is not a civil war. It is a hostile and aggressive attack we call today terror. Calling it a "civil" war is a misleading political statement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.70.29.185 (talk) 09:22, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
- It's quite common for foreign forces to intervene in a civil war. That doesn't (necessarily) change the internal aspect of the war. — kwami (talk) 08:19, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
- I would support the notion that this was not a civil war but a proxy war. Mercenaries, foreign or national, fighting a proxy war for foreign powers, paid, armed and guided by those foreign powers, among which the CIA, do not qualify as a local uprising and part of a civil war. Mregelsberger (talk) 17:04, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
- For the people who are defending USA and NATO, USA with the help of turkey, they posioned syrian civillians by dropping posion gas from airplanes. If that is not a war crime then I do not know what is. 155.4.141.62 (talk) 21:09, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
- I would support the notion that this was not a civil war but a proxy war. Mercenaries, foreign or national, fighting a proxy war for foreign powers, paid, armed and guided by those foreign powers, among which the CIA, do not qualify as a local uprising and part of a civil war. Mregelsberger (talk) 17:04, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
- I think that even the title - Syrian Civil War - is misleading and should be changed. This is corroborated by people here and by information, that is increasingly available, not least the continuation of the proxy war between the USA and Russia in Ukraine. A proxy war opposing armed gangs managed by foreign powers and a national army is not a civil war, even though it apparently is among national parties. The "conflict in Ukraine" as it is called by the OHCHR[1] is quite similar and is named on Wikipedia as "War in Donbas" described, without further proof as follows: "The war in Donbas, or Donbas war was a phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War in the Donbas region of Ukraine." This could also be said of the war in Syria, which could be named the "War in Syria", a "phase of the proxy war of the USA and Russia, opposing US mercenary groups assisted by US and US ally troupes and the Syrian army with Syrian allies (Russia, Iran, Hezbollah)". The war in Syria actually is not over, with the USA illegally occupying the north-eastern part of the country, i.e. the oil fields of Syria, producing oil on its own account without permission from the national government. Nothing is "civil" there. Wikipedia shouldn't get involved in politics and have only one standard, in this case applied to all conflicts alike, without distinction of who is waging them. Mregelsberger (talk) 10:08, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
References
- ^ "Conflict-related civilian casualties in Ukraine" (PDF). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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HTS gains?
[edit]A Wikipedia article on an HTS offensive says that HTS main significant gains in 2022, but I don’t see any of those gains features in the map. Should this be updated?
https://en.m.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Northern_Aleppo_clashes_(October_2022)&diffonly=true LordOfWalruses (talk) 14:53, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
- I believe Ecrusized is responsible for the map. Sisuvia (talk) 15:21, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
- @LordOfWalruses: Wikipedia is not a source. HTS did not remain in the regions in attacked during that campaign, but changed the structure of the regions it attacked. For example, Ahrar al-Sham, a faction within Syrian National Army allied with HTS gained more influence. No HTS fighters currently exist in the Turkish occupied Northern Syria. The source cited for the Syrian Civil War map also shows those regions under control of SNA. Ecrusized (talk) 13:04, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
Why is the belligerents infobox removed?
[edit]Is there any reason for it to be removed, shouldn’t it be there like almost every single article Imnotarealhumanhehe (talk) 22:30, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
- Please see FAQ section I just added. Cinderella157 (talk) 00:33, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
Mediocre opening paragraphs
[edit]Opening paragraphs don’t explain the origin of ISIS at all. It just suddenly states that in 2014 they controlled the most land area in Syria. I will fix this. I need to learn more though before that. Alexysun (talk) 07:44, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
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