Question: when did the civil war started in syria
Answer: Syrian Civil War Part of the Arab Spring , the Arab Winter , the spillover of the Iraq conflict and the Iran -- Saudi Arabia proxy conflict Military situation in May 2018 : Syrian Arab Republic Syrian opposition Democratic Federation of Northern Syria Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Tahrir al - Sham ( For a full list of combatants see order of battle ) ( For a more detailed , up - to - date , interactive map , see Template : Syrian Civil War detailed map ) Date 15 March 2011 ( 2011 - 03 - 15 ) -- present ( 7 years , 3 months and 4 days ) Location Syria ( with spillovers in neighboring countries ) Status Ongoing Territorial changes As of 4 May 2018 : the government held 60.