{"id":35241,"date":"2019-03-13T15:23:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T15:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=35241"},"modified":"2019-03-13T15:23:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T15:23:02","slug":"syrias-war-who-controls-what-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=35241","title":{"rendered":"Syria’s war: Who controls what?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Since March 2011<\/a>,\u00a0fighting in Syria has killed an estimated 465,000 people, injured more than one million, and forced about 12 million people – or half the country’s pre-war population – from their homes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forces loyal to the Syrian government have retaken major rebel strongholds, as well as large swaths of territory in the country’s south in recent months.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s a look at who controls what in Syria:<\/p>\n

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Who are the key players:<\/h2>\n

Syrian government<\/h2>\n

The main cities under government control are: Damascus,\u00a0Homs, Hama,\u00a0Aleppo, Latakia, Tartus,\u00a0<\/span>Palmyra, Albu Kamal.<\/p>\n

Free Syrian Army (FSA)<\/h2>\n