We, the Syria Page Editors at Jadaliyya, are furnishing this Syria Uprising post with resources that appeared on our pages since 2011, including articles, reviews, reports, and podcasts. No selection would come close to doing justice both to the Syrian calamity nor to the breadth of knowledge production produced on Syria. However, as many of us are enjoying the fruits of social-distancing, this selection might be welcome reading to recall and learn more about Syria’s past nine years.

After nine years of suffering where Syrians have been battered by multiple militaries, paramilitaries, and foreign fighters, with the Syrian regime leading the charge, the country is shattered. The uprising for democracy turned into a regional and international theatre of conflict, death, and destruction, with more than half a million Syrians dead, and more than half of the population displaced. The Syrian regime, with the support of its backers, remains standing yet severely incapacitated and presides over scars of a country. The last remaining stronghold of the rebels who spearheaded the military fight against the regime is the Idlib province, which continues to be bombarded by the regime and its Russian allies, punctuated by cease-fires and attempts at de-escalation, brokered primarily with Turkey. Beyond the battlefield, numerous social, economic, infrastructural, archeological, and psychological challenges confront Syrians and with the current crises in neighboring Iraq and Lebanon, as well as the impact of COVID-19, there does not seem to be a light at the end of the medium-term tunnel. However, we believe engagement with and attention to the plight of Syrians remains as important as ever.
 
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