Foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war
Most factions in the Syrian civil war received support from countries, groups, and entities based outside of Syria. As a result of such interventions, the war in Syria became a series of overlapping proxy conflicts, including between Russia vs the US, Iran vs Saudi Arabia, Iran vs Israel, Israel vs Turkey, and Russia vs Turkey. The war led to spillover fighting in countries including Lebanon, Iraq, and Libya. The final years of the war also served as a part of the Middle Eastern crisis. The Syrian government was supported by Russia and Iran: both intervened militarily. Iranian proxies including the Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah as well as Palestinian and Iraqi militias provided additional military presence. Iraq intervened to support Assad, mostly fighting the Islamic State. Russia became embroiled in clashes and diplomatic incidents with Turkish, American, and Israeli forces, while Iran engaged in direct conflict with Israel. Egypt supported Assad. The various factions that made...
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