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unusual facts about Syrian Civil War



Abdo al-Tallawi

Abdo al Tallawi was a Syrian general who was killed in the Siege of Homs during the course of the Syrian civil war.

Abu Basir al-Tartusi

Abu Basir was strongly supportive of opposition to the Syrian regime, during the Syrian civil war he established a Facebook page called al-Mu’arada al-islamiya lil-nizam al-souri (Islamic Opposition to the Regime in Syria) and in May 2012 he appeared in an online video clip alongside armed rebels, implying he was taking part in fighting inside Syria.

Adra massacre

The Adra massacre was the killing of at least 32 Alawite, Christians, Druze and Ismailite civilians in the industrial town of Adra, Syria in December 2013 during the Syrian Civil War.

Ali Hussein Nassif

Nassif was the designated commander of all Hezbollah fighters in Syria during the Syrian civil war until his death on 1 October 2012 at the hands of the Free Syrian Army.

Arabs in Europe

Other events in the Arab world sent new immigration waives to Europe like the Palestinian exodus, the Lebanese Civil War, the first and second Iraq war, Libyan civil war and Syrian civil war.

Arabs in Germany

However, the majority of Arabs are refugees of the conflicts in the Middle East, e.g. the Lebanese Civil War, Palestinian exodus and the recent Iraq War, Libyan civil war, and current Syrian civil war.

Barrel bomb

A barrel bomb is a type of improvised explosive device used by the Syrian Air Force during the Syrian civil war.

Clare Daly

She also called President Obama a hypocrite and a war criminal for speaking about peace whilst using drones to bomb foreign civilians and wanting to supply weapons to Syrian rebels, some of which are affiliated with Islamist organisations, including Al-Qaeda.

Hezbollah foreign relations

The foreign ministers of all 28 EU countries agreed to the decision which was based on concerns over Hezbollah's role in the 2012 Burgas bus bombing and the organizations involvement in Syrian civil war supporting the Ba'ath government.

Jordan International Air Cargo

In March 2013, The New York Times reported that Jordan International Air Cargo was a front organization for the Royal Jordanian Air Force and responsible for covertly flying arms to Turkey to aid Syrian rebels in the Syrian civil war.

Muadamiyat al-Sham

During the Syrian civil war Moadamiyah was encircled and besieged by pro-government forces from April 2013, and was one of the areas of Damascus hit by a sarin attack on 21 August 2013 (Ghouta chemical attack).

Myriam Klink

In the aftermath of the Alexa winter storm of December 2013, Myriam announced that she will pose for a nude photoshoot in the snow as a statement of solidarity with the refugees of the Syrian conflict living in makeshift camps in Lebanon.

Rami Jarrah

In 2012 Jarrah was awarded one of the International Press Freedom Award (IPFA) from Canadian Journalists for Free Expression for his coverage of the Syrian civil war.

United Nations Security Council election, 2013

Following the vote, Saudi Arabia, despite winning, declined to take the seat citing the UNSC's "double standards" in being allegedly ineffective in regards to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, nuclear disarmament in the Middle East and putting an end to the Syrian civil war.


see also

Special Handling Unit

Ali Dirie (terrorism, 2009-2011; died in Syrian civil war, 2013)