As Syria marks 15 years since anti-Assad uprising, security issues remain

Al JazeeraCenterEN 4 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffMarch 15, 2026 at 06:13 AM

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On March 15, 2026, Syria marks the 15th anniversary of the 2011 uprising against Bashar al-Assad's rule. The initial protests in Deraa, Damascus, and Aleppo, sparked by the arrest and torture of teenagers, grew into demands for democratic reforms. Assad's government responded with force, leading to the formation of armed groups and a civil war that resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths and mass displacement. In December 2024, a Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) offensive ousted al-Assad, who fled to Russia, and Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former leader of HTS, became president. Syrians are celebrating the anniversary and the end of the Assad dynasty, with authorities planning events during Ramadan to commemorate the occasion.

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