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population estimate

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Update population estimate for 2025 in the country infobox Source: https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/syria-population/ Hasancelikbilek35 (talk) 23:13, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done 🗽Freedoxm🗽(talk • contribs) 01:56, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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There are instances where the Wikipedia article describes the civil war as "Ongoing" when in reality the civil war has ended. I want to edit those changes and make this page up to date Yymmrt (talk) 01:54, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 01:55, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 12 March 2025

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Description of suggested change:

Correcting a typo in "Rise and fall of Isamic State,"

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Asclepias tuberosa (talk) 20:20, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done - I've fixed the typo. Thank you for helping out. Hacked (Talk|Contribs) 20:29, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Np! Asclepias tuberosa (talk) 20:39, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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With the constitutional declaration, the flag is now de jure.

“ Article 6 • The national flag shall be as follows: • A rectangular flag with a length two-thirds its width. • It consists of three equal horizontal stripes: green at the top, white in the middle, and black at the bottom. • The middle white stripe contains three red stars at its center.”

Please remove the “de jure” classification and adjust the ratio of the flag. Thank you. Meaninglesscharacter (talk) 19:34, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: Article 5 of this draft of the constitution says that the proportions are 1:2. Something must be wrong here 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 19:40, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

as based on the official draft it should be 2:3 Invisious (talk) 10:08, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

where is this official draft? 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 10:17, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done - thank you for your request! 🗽Freedoxm🗽(talk • contribs) 18:44, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Abo Yemen The official draft was first published on the official Syrian Presidency X account,[1] and has since been republished by many publications such as Aljazeera, where article 6 states that:

“

The Syrian flag is as follows:

The flag extends in the shape of a rectangle where its length is two-thirds of its width.

It consists of three equal horizontal stripes: green at the top, white in the middle, and black at the bottom.

In the center of the flag, within the white stripe, there are three red stars.

”

92.119.63.212 (talk) 11:16, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also, this constitution is not just a draft; it has been officially in effect since March 13. @Freedoxm, please review this matter and revert any edits related to the "relinquishing" of the 2:3 variant. – 92.119.63.212 (talk) 11:29, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not ping me if I am not relevant with the discussion. Article 5 of the constitutional declaration states that the 1:2 version is the primary version. 🗽Freedoxm🗽(talk • contribs) 17:11, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, i'm going ahead and going to revert all 1:2s to 2:3s. 🗽Freedoxm🗽(talk • contribs) 18:27, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Where's your source? 🗽Freedoxm🗽(talk • contribs) 17:18, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

RfC over on Talk:Syrian Civil War

Just advertising a request-for-comment over at Talk:Syrian Civil War#Syrian Civil War’s End? If you want, you can add your opinion. GN22 (talk) 01:13, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Syria#Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024)

Do we really need that section here in this article? shouldn't it be moved to Ba'athist Syria if it isn't there already? 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 19:01, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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can i edit thisthing? 2025is2050 (talk) 01:57, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Aintabli (talk) 04:41, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Prime minister

@HurricaneEdgar the source you cited says "The new government will not have a prime minister, as Syria will adopt a presidential system" (emphasis mine); That's nothing official yet, Bashir is still pm and there is no news about him being suspended. It's all theoretical stuff 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 17:17, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Syria has already adopted the Interim Constitution, which I read in the translated English version. Since then, Syria has adopted a presidential system, similar to the Philippines and the United States. This has allowed Ahmed al-Sharaa to form a new government. Additionally, the position of vice president is mentioned in the Interim Constitution, although the president does not appoint it. HurricaneEdgar 17:26, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's cool and all but that doesn't represent what's happening on the ground right now. A prime minister is still there, even tho its unconstitutional or sum 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 17:53, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why does the Interim Constitution not mention the Prime Minister, even though it states that the President can appoint ministers? If the President has the power to appoint ministers, it becomes a presidential system. HurricaneEdgar 18:10, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @FCBWanderer, who was also involved in disrupting the Prime Minister. HurricaneEdgar 18:24, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Article 35.1. of the new Constitution: "The President of the Republic appoints ministers, dismisses them from their posts, and accepts their resignations." There is not Prime Minister anymore. Al-Bashir government mandate was meant to end anyway on 1 March 2025, it was extended until the drafting of the Constitution. FCBWanderer (talk) 19:06, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's all de jure stuff. There is not a single headline talking about Bashir no longer being in govt 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 19:41, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So, should the headline be about Al-Bashir needing to be in the news because of this? Hello, the president now holds authority. If we need to change the government to include a prime minister, Syria should become a parliamentary system. HurricaneEdgar 23:30, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Apart from you doing nothing to verify your claim, saying that "If we need to change the government to include a prime minister, Syria should become a parliamentary system." is complete bs. Yemen has both a President and a PM but it is not a parliamentary republic 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 23:37, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@FCBWanderer:See [2] [3], Mohammad al-Bashir was still referred to as Prime Minister after 13 March.

@Mike Rohsopht: Thank you for providing the link. Since I was clear, I will revert all the edits I made. HurricaneEdgar 08:15, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Description of suggested change: Fix link on top

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Hassan697 (talk) 19:01, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: not a typo, you shouldn't have done the undiscussed move 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 20:17, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]