Question: who are the two sides in the syrian conflict
Answer: The Syrian Civil War ( Arabic : الحرب الأهلية السورية ‎ , Al - ḥarb al - ʼahliyyah as - sūriyyah ) is an ongoing multi-sided armed conflict in Syria fought primarily between the Ba'athist Syrian Arab Republic led by President Bashar al - Assad , along with its allies , and various forces opposing both the government and each other in varying combinations .