Civil organizing persisted during Syrian civil war, finds study

Where, when and how did civilians organize during the Syrian civil war that started in the aftermath of the Arab Spring in 2011 and lasted until the toppling of President Bashar Assad in late 2024? According to new research co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign political scientist, civil organizing persisted during Syria's armed conflict but also shifted to "translocal organizations" operating in rebel-held territory inside Syria and in neighboring countries.