Syrian opposition

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The Syrian opposition is a diverse coalition of political groups, armed factions, and civil society actors that have sought to challenge and overthrow the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

All labels observed (22)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coalition ⓘ
political opposition movement ⓘ
characterizedBy competition between factions ⓘ
fragmentation ⓘ
ideological diversity ⓘ
conflictWith Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) ⓘ
Jabhat al-Nusra / Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (at various times) ⓘ
linked to: Jabhat al-Nusra

Syrian Arab Army ⓘ
country Syria ⓘ
goal constitutional reform ⓘ
establishment of a transitional governing body ⓘ
free elections in Syria ⓘ
overthrow of Bashar al-Assad ⓘ
regime change in Syria ⓘ
hasPart Free Syrian Army ⓘ
National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition

Syrian Interim Government ⓘ
Syrian National Council ⓘ
Syrian civil society organizations ⓘ
armed opposition factions ⓘ
exiled opposition figures ⓘ
local coordination committees ⓘ
political opposition parties ⓘ
ideology democracy ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
political pluralism ⓘ
includes Islamist groups ⓘ
Kurdish political actors (partially and at times) ⓘ
secular groups ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
opposes Bashar al-Assad government ⓘ
linked to: Syrian government
participatesIn Syrian civil war ⓘ
linked to: Syrian Civil War
recognizedAs legitimate representative of the Syrian people (by some states) ⓘ
recognizedBy Arab League (in part, at various times) ⓘ
linked to: Arab League

Gulf Cooperation Council (in part, at various times) ⓘ
significantEvent 2011 Syrian protests ⓘ
Astana peace talks ⓘ
Geneva II Conference on Syria ⓘ
Riyadh Conference of Syrian opposition groups ⓘ
formation of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces in 2012 ⓘ
formation of the Syrian National Council in 2011 ⓘ
startTime 2011 ⓘ
supportedBy European Union member states ⓘ
France ⓘ
Qatar ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ

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Referenced by (63)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Syrian Civil War → hasMainBelligerent → Syrian opposition ⓘ
Syrian Arab Army → primaryOpponentInSyrianCivilWar → Syrian opposition armed groups ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Syrian government → opposedBy → Syrian opposition ⓘ
Syrian government → opposedBy → Syrian National Coalition ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Syrian opposition → hasPart → National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Free Syrian Army → ideology → Syrian opposition ⓘ
Riad Seif → politicalAlignment → Syrian opposition ⓘ
Riad Seif → memberOf → Syrian opposition ⓘ
Riad Seif → activeIn → Syrian pro-democracy movement ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Battle of Aleppo → belligerent → Syrian opposition forces ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Astana peace talks → involvedParty → Syrian opposition factions ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
fall of Eastern Ghouta → belligerentSide → Syrian opposition rebel groups ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
fall of Eastern Ghouta → opposedBy → Syrian opposition ⓘ
2018 Idlib demilitarized zone agreement → partyToConflict → Syrian opposition factions in Idlib ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Moaz al-Khatib → movement → Syrian opposition ⓘ
Siege of Homs → combatant → Syrian opposition forces ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Ahmad Jarba → politicalAlignment → Syrian opposition ⓘ
Ahmad Jarba → movement → Syrian opposition movement ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Anas al-Abdah → roleIn → Syrian opposition in exile ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Anas al-Abdah → politicalAlignment → Syrian opposition ⓘ
Anas al-Abdah → movement → Syrian opposition movement ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Abdulbaset Sieda → movement → Syrian opposition ⓘ
Razan Zaitouneh → movement → Syrian opposition movement ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
PYD → opposedBy → Syrian opposition groups ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Syrian Democratic Forces → opponent → Turkish-backed Syrian opposition groups ⓘ
subject linked to: SDF
linked to: Syrian opposition
Operation Olive Branch → belligerent → Turkish-backed Syrian opposition groups ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Syrian Turkmen → recognizedAsMinorityBy → Syrian opposition groups ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Syrian Armed Forces → opposedBy → Syrian opposition armed groups ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Ahrar al-Sham → partOf → Syrian opposition ⓘ
Hadi al-Bahra → politicalAlignment → Syrian opposition ⓘ
Jaish al-Islam → partOf → Syrian opposition ⓘ
Syrian National Army → partOf → Syrian opposition ⓘ
Syrian Interim Government → ideology → Syrian opposition ⓘ
Local Coordination Committees of Syria → partOf → Syrian opposition ⓘ
subject linked to: local coordination committees
Local Coordination Committees of Syria → alignedWith → Syrian revolutionary movement ⓘ
subject linked to: local coordination committees
linked to: Syrian opposition
Rojava conflict → hasParticipant → Turkey-backed Syrian rebel groups ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Syrian Arab militias → opposes → Syrian opposition Islamist factions ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Riad al-Asaad → movement → Syrian opposition movement ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Free Syrian Army → ideology → Syrian opposition ⓘ
subject linked to: FSA
Geneva Communiqué of 30 June 2012 → adoptedBy → Action Group for Syria ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Eastern Ghouta → wasControlledBy → Syrian opposition forces ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Faylaq al-Rahman → partOf → Syrian opposition ⓘ
capture of Kafr Batna → participant → Syrian rebel forces ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
capture of Kafr Batna → belligerent → Syrian opposition ⓘ
2020 Moscow ceasefire agreement on Idlib → involvesActor → Turkish-backed Syrian rebel groups ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
February 2012 bombardment of Baba Amr → opponent → Syrian opposition forces ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Syrian National Council → partOf → Syrian opposition ⓘ
People's Protection Units → primaryOpponents → Syrian opposition groups ⓘ
linked to: Syrian opposition
Syrian National Coalition → ideology → Syrian opposition ⓘ