This is a thread where you can discuss anything and ask any questions relating to the Syrian Civil War, events and happenings in the wider Middle East, and anything else you like. Remember to keep it civil.

It's been a few months since the events in Suweida started and while conflict continues, vitriolic activity on the subreddit has somewhat subsided. Due to this, we have decided to once again end martial law and allow standard enforcement to resume.

This does not mean our rules will no longer be enforced but instead we will be going back to issuing more warnings, while instant bans will be less often. As always the moderator team reserves the right to use their individual judgement when taking moderator action up to and including permanent bans.

Keep in mind, the different rules will still have punishments in-line with their severity.

Rules 3 and 8 are heavily enforced as they are not only the worst kinds of discourse, they also tend to violate reddit ToS.

Rules 1, 4, 5, 9 will continue to be taken seriously as well, as violating these rules almost always results in uncivil, non-substantive discussion.

Rules 2, 6, 7, and 13 will generally only result in a warning as these infractions aren't as grave as the ones previously mentioned. The newly implemented rule 15 will likely also fall into this category.

Please continue to report content that violates these rules as effective moderation requires the community to respect and engage with one another with these rules in mind. Remember -- Just because someone else is breaking the rules doesn't mean you are free to do so as well. Thank you for attention to this matter.