Wikipedia:General sanctions/Syrian Civil War and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

This page is a log for a community-authorised general sanctions regime and/or community-designated contentious topic.
It is used to record notifications issued and sanctions imposed under that regime, as specified below. Changes to this page must adhere to the community-designated contentious topic procedure and community consensus.

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Community discussion

A community discussion at WP:AN has placed pages related to the Syrian Civil War under general sanctions indefinitely effective 21:08, 31 August 2013 (UTC).

Amendment

As the result of a discussion at WP:AN, the scope of the Syrian Civil War general sanctions is amended to apply to all pages related to the Syrian Civil War or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, broadly construed. However, the one revert rule continues to apply to articles, not all pages, in the scope of the sanctions. 21:43, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

Motion

A motion to revoke authorisation for this sanctions regime in certain topic areas was filed at the administrators' noticeboard on 18 November 2015. The motion did not gain community consensus. 04:48, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

Contentious topic (2025)

A November 2025 RfC converted the prior community-imposed discretionary sanctions into a community-designated contentious topic, effective 3 November 2025.

Remedies

Pre-November 2025 RfC language

The remedies mirror those of WP:ARBPIA prior to WP:ARBPIA4 (see below for details). Sanctions imposed cannot be undone by another administrator without approval of the sanctioning administrator or by an appeal to WP:AN. Pages may be tagged with {{Gs/talk notice|syr}}, and {{Gs/editnotice|topic=syria}} may be used to indicate that articles are under general sanctions. The presence of these templates is not a prerequisite for issuing sanctions, but editors should be made aware of them prior to being sanctioned. Editors must be notified of discretionary sanctions with the {{subst:Gs/alert|syr}} template.

Any uninvolved administrator may, at their own discretion, impose sanctions on any editor working in the area of conflict if, despite being warned, that editor repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process.
The sanctions imposed may include blocks of up to one year in length, bans from editing any page or set of pages within the area of conflict, bans on any editing related to the topic or its closely related topics, restrictions on reverts or other specified behaviors; or any other measures which the imposing administrator believes are reasonably necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the project.
Prior to any sanctions being imposed, the editor shall be given a warning with a link to this decision and, where appropriate, should be counseled on specific steps that he or she can take to improve their editing in accordance with relevant policies and guidelines.
Sanctions imposed may be appealed to the imposing administrator or at the appropriate administrators' noticeboard.

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The topic of the Syrian Civil War and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, broadly construed, is community-designated as a contentious topic.

In addition, a one revert rule, which does not require notice, with the following specifications is imposed:

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All articles related to the Syrian Civil War and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, broadly construed, are placed under WP:1RR (one revert per editor per article per 24 hour period). When in doubt, assume an edit is related and so is a revert.
- Clear vandalism of whatever origin may be reverted without restriction. Reverts of edits made by anonymous IP editors that are not vandalism are exempt from 1RR but are subject to the usual rules on edit warring.
- Editors who otherwise violate this 1RR restriction may be blocked without warning by any uninvolved administrator, even on a first offence.

Templates

Pages may be tagged with {{Gs/talk notice|syria}}, and {{Gs/editnotice|topic=syria}} may be used to indicate that articles fall within this contentious topic.

Enforcement

In addition to community venues (such as WP:AN or WP:ANI as appropriate), enforcement requests and appeals arising from these remedies may be submitted to the arbitration enforcement noticeboard (WP:AE).^[1]

Log of notifications

Manually logging notifications is no longer required when using {{subst:Gs/alert|syria}}. This section is retained for historical purposes.

List here editors who have been placed on notice of the remedies in place (including the diff of the notification). For consistency, the template {{subst:Gs/SCW&ISIL notification}} must be used.

Log of blocks and bans

Log any block, ban or extension under any remedy here. Minimum information includes name of administrator, date and time, what was done and the basis for doing it.

2013

AOnline (talk · contribs) blocked for 24 hours for violating WP:1RR at Template:Syrian civil war detailed map based on a report at WP:AN3.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:43, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Blade-of-the-South (talk · contribs) blocked for 24 hours for violating WP:1RR at Ghouta chemical attack.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:42, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Blade-of-the-South (talk · contribs) blocked for 60 hours for violating WP:1RR at Ghouta chemical attack.--Bbb23 (talk) 10:31, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Daki122 (talk · contribs) blocked for 24 hours for violating WP:1RR at Template:Syrian civil war detailed map per a report at WP:AN3. EdJohnston (talk) 16:11, 17 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Daki122 (talk · contribs) blocked for 72 hours for violating WP:1RR (actually violating WP:3RR) at Template:Syrian civil war detailed map per a report at WP:AN3.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:45, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sopher99 (t c) ~~blocked for 72 hours for violating 1RR at Template:Syrian civil war detailed map per report at WP:ANEW.~~Block lifted after considering user's opinion that second & subseq. sequential reverts don't count towards RR rules. Topic ban remains unless appealed to AN.—Darkwind (talk) 04:01, 5 December 2013 (UTC) Further, Sopher99 (t c) is topic banned from Syrian Civil War articles, broadly construed, for the next two weeks (expires 17:20, 18 December 2013 (UTC)). —Darkwind (talk) 17:25, 4 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
HCPUNXKID (t c) blocked 1 week for edit warring/1RR at Template:Syrian civil war detailed map per report at WP:ANEW. Block length commensurate with previous history/block log showing edit warring. As noted on the user's talk page, any admin should feel free to unblock if a creditable case is made to do so. —Darkwind (talk) 03:32, 5 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
AOnline (t c) blocked 48 hours for 1RR violation at Template:Syrian civil war detailed map per WP:ANEW. Second block for same set at 48 hours. Kuru (talk) 14:13, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014

Sayerslle (talk · contribs) blocked 48 hours for violating WP:1RR at Syrian Resistance per report at WP:AN3.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:02, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sayerslle (talk · contribs) blocked 1 week for edit warring at Mint Press News, also warned that further violations may result in bans or stricter revert restrictions. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:08, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Amensnober91 (talk · contribs) blocked 48 hours for 1RR violation at Template:Syrian civil war detailed map per report at WP:AN3.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:37, 6 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hanibal911 (talk · contribs) blocked 48 hours for 1RR violation at Template:Syrian civil war detailed map per report at WP:AN3.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:37, 6 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Amensnober91 (talk · contribs) blocked 72 hours for 1RR violation at Template:Syrian civil war detailed map per report at WP:AN3. → Call me Hahc21 22:25, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thepigthatisawsome (talk · contribs) blocked for two weeks for violating 1RR by logging out, previously blocked for 3 days for the same thing (block notice). Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:27, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sayerslle (talk · contribs) is topic banned from Mint Press News for three months, see notification. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:20, 9 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Isabellabean (talk · contribs) is topic banned from Mint Press News for three months, see notification. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:20, 9 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Dr Marmilade (talk · contribs) blocked 24 hours for 1RR violation at Battle of Aleppo (2012–present) per report at WP:AN3. Kuru (talk) 22:47, 7 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
LogFTW (talk · contribs) blocked for 48 hours for violating WP:3RR at Template:Syrian Civil War detailed map per report at WP:AN3.--Bbb23 (talk) 08:16, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Sopher99 (talk · contribs) is topic banned from editing Syrian Civil War articles and associated talk pages, broadly construed, for three months. See notification (ban expires at 8:34 on September 2, 2014).--Bbb23 (talk) 08:37, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hanibal911 (talk · contribs) blocked one week for 1RR violation at Template:Syrian civil war detailed map.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:10, 7 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Paolowalter (talk · contribs) blocked 24 hours for 1RR violation at Template:Syrian civil war detailed map.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:12, 7 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
LogFTW (talk · contribs) blocked for one week for violating WP:1RR at Template:Syrian Civil War detailed map.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:19, 13 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Boredwhytekid (talk · contribs) blocked for 48 hours for violating WP:1RR at Template:Syrian Civil War detailed map.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:19, 13 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
LogFTW (talk · contribs) page banned from Template:Syrian Civil War detailed map for two months. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 13:50, 23 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Blocked 3 weeks due to ban violation. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 04:44, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Boredwhytekid (talk · contribs) blocked for 1 week for violating WP:1RR at Template:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 13:54, 23 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
EkoGraf (talk · contribs) blocked for 1 day for violating WP:1RR at Template:Syrian Civil War detailed map (1 & 2). Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 02:01, 27 July 2014‎
Alhanuty (talk · contribs) blocked for 3 days for violating WP:1RR at Template:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 08:12, 27 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Babylons lion (talk · contribs) blocked for 2 days for violation of WP:1RR and WP:3RR at Template:Iraqi insurgency detailed map. Monty ₈₄₅ 18:28, 8 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Paolowalter (talk · contribs) warned for breaking 1RR on Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:37, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Moerand (talk · contribs) blocked for 24 hours for violating WP:1RR at Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Dougweller (talk) 10:39, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Predator2014 (talk · contribs) blocked for 24 hours for disruptive editing and violating WP:1RR at Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013–present). — MusikAnimal ^talk 20:52, 28 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Cobanas (talk · contribs) blocked for 2 days for violating 1RR at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 13:53, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Atifabbasi8 (talk · contribs) blocked for 24 hours for violating WP:1RR at Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Dougweller (talk) 14:55, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hanibal911 (talk · contribs) blocked 10 days for violating 1RR at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 08:16, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
GraniteSand (talk · contribs) is topic banned from editing Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant articles and associated talk pages, broadly construed, for three months. See notification (ban expires at 10:28, 8 January 2015). -- PBS (talk) 10:29, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Pototo1 (talk · contribs) blocked 24 hours for violating 1RR at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:41, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Boredwhytekid (talk · contribs) blocked 2 weeks for violating 1RR at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 04:50, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Unblocked following comments on their talk page. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 02:06, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Paolowalter (talk · contribs) blocked 1 week for violating 1RR at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 04:50, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Gregkaye (talk · contribs) banned 24 hours from editing any sanctioned page. -- PBS (talk) 19:43, 9 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Technophant (talk · contribs) banned 24 hours from editing any sanctioned page. -- PBS (talk) 19:43, 9 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Gregkaye (talk · contribs) blocked 3 hours for ignoring a 24 hour ban. -- PBS (talk) 19:28, 9 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Boredwhytekid (talk · contribs) given only warning for violating 1RR on Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:06, 15 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
LogFTW (talk · contribs) page banned from Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map for six months for continuing an edit war rather than joining the discussion already on the talk page. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:06, 15 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Pototo1 (talk · contribs) blocked for 48 hours for violating 1RR and edit warring at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:06, 15 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Signedzzz (talk · contribs) blocked for 48 hours for violating WP:1RR at Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant per report at WP:AN3.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:36, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Pototo1 (talk · contribs) blocked for 5 days for violating 1RR and edit warring at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:55, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Mohammed al-Bukhari (talk · contribs) blocked for 1 week for violating WP:1RR at Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Wifione ^Message 15:35, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Alhanuty (talk · contribs) blocked for 1 week for violating WP:1RR and edit warring at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Wifione ^Message 19:29, 23 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Paolowalter (talk · contribs) blocked for 2 weeks for violating WP:1RR and edit warring at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Wifione ^Message 19:29, 23 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Signedzzz (talk · contribs) is banned for edit warring from the topic of the Syrian Civil War and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on all pages of Wikipedia including talk and noticeboards per this decision at WP:AN3 (permalink) (ban expires 3 March 2015). EdJohnston (talk) 21:47, 3 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Pototo1 (talk · contribs) is indefinitely page banned from editing Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map for continued reversions against consensus and/or without being supported by reliable sources. Notification. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 08:39, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015

Separate to these sanctions (as a CBAN) P-123 (talk · contribs) is topic banned from ISIL topics until 12:00, 2 April 2015 (UTC) - noting here for information. Any sanctions used to enforce the TBAN aren't covered by the requirements of these general sanctions. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 10:35, 2 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Pototo1 (talk · contribs) is blocked for 2 weeks for editing Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map after being indefinite page banned from editing that page on 13 Dec 2014 (Notification of block) -- PBS (talk) 22:56, 4 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Lindi29 (talk · contribs) is blocked for 48 hours for breach of 1RR over the content of Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map (notification of block) -- PBS (talk) 15:17, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Pototo1 (talk · contribs) is blocked for 1 month for editing Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map after being indefinite page banned from editing that page on 13 Dec 2014 (Notification of block) -- PBS (talk) 15:31, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
ElCommandanteVzl (talk · contribs) blocked for 48 hours for violating WP:1RR at Sectarianism and minorities in the Syrian Civil War pursuant to a report at WP:AN3.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:26, 15 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
JapanerRusse (talk · contribs) blocked for 48 hours for violating WP:3RR at Module:Iraqi insurgency detailed map pursuant to a report at WP:AN3.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:14, 28 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Alan Genco (talk · contribs) blocked for 48 hours for violating WP:3RR at Module:Iraqi insurgency detailed map pursuant to a report at WP:AN3.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:24, 28 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Lindi29 (talk · contribs) blocked for 72 hours for breaching 1RR at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 14:10, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
LogFTW (talk · contribs) blocked for three months for violating page ban at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:59, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Pototo1 (talk · contribs) was blocked for 3 month (starting on 27 March 2015) for editing Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map after being indefinite page banned from editing that page on 13 Dec 2014 (Notification of block) -- PBS (talk) 20:37, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Lindi29 (talk · contribs) is blocked for 1 week hours for breach of 1RR over the content of Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map (notification of block) --Magog the Ogre (t • c) 03:21, 28 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ass711 (talk · contribs) is blocked for 24 week hours for gaming the system to revert without discussion at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Not technically a GS sanction, but logged here anyway for reference. (notification and block) --Magog the Ogre (t • c) 03:46, 28 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Lindi29 (talk · contribs) blocked indefinitely for sockpuppetry. (June 1) Magog the Ogre (t • c) 18:58, 14 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
DuckZz (talk · contribs) blocked 24 hours for 1RR violation at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 21:43, 18 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Tgoll774 (talk · contribs) blocked 24 hours for 1RR violation at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 21:51, 18 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Pbfreespace3 (talk · contribs) blocked 24 hours for 1RR violation at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 21:56, 18 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Multi-gesture (t c) blocked for 24 hours for 1RR violation at Rojava per WP:ANEW report. —Darkwind (talk) 05:23, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
عمرو بن كلثوم (t c) blocked for 48 hours (duration per previous block history) for 1RR violation at Rojava per WP:ANEW report. —Darkwind (talk) 05:23, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Multi-gesture (talk · contribs) blocked indefinitely for WP:NOTHERE: battleground editing, blatant racism, etc.. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 03:18, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Anasaitis (talk · contribs) blocked 24 hours for 1RR violation at Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant per WP:ANEW report. Swarm ♠ 08:03, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
SyrianObserver2015 (talk · contribs) blocked one week for 3RR violation on sanctioned topic immediately after being warned. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 23:04, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
DuckZz (talk · contribs) blocked one week for third 1RR violation on sanctioned topic. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 23:04, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Iraqi man10 (talk · contribs) blocked indefinitely. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 01:41, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Pbfreespace3 (talk · contribs) blocked one month for violation of 1RR and battleground behavior. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 01:41, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sakultah (talk · contribs) blocked 72 hours for 1RR violation per WP:AN3 report. Swarm ♠ 08:18, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sakultah (talk · contribs) blocked two weeks for WP:1RR violation at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map per WP:AN3 report.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:43, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
LightandDark2000 (talk · contribs) blocked one month for violating WP:1RR at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map and Module:Iraqi insurgency detailed map per WP:ANI report.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:05, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hogg 22 (talk · contribs) blocked 24 hours for violating WP:1RR at Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map per WP:ANI report.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:12, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
8fra0 (talk · contribs) blocked 24 hours for violating WP:1RR at Module:Iraqi insurgency detailed map.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:18, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
BRG~itwiki (talk · contribs) blocked 1 week for edit warring on Ghouta chemical attack and gaming the system. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 19:27, 6 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
DuckZz (talk · contribs) is banned from editing the Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map page for one month (expiring on 00:01, 12 January 2016 (UTC)) due to persistent violations of the one revert rule (this being the most recent). Notification. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 14:07, 11 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- DuckZz (talk · contribs) blocked for 10 days for violating page ban ( ). Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 23:43, 11 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Unblocked and ban removed following discussion on DuckZZ's talk page. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 00:37, 17 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016

Ракал (talk · contribs) — blocked 1 week — WP:1RR violation @ Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map --slakr^\ talk / 04:08, 14 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Skyline12399 (talk · contribs) — blocked 72 hours — WP:1RR violation @ Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map --NeilN ^{talk to me} 00:22, 27 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Mozad655 (talk · contribs) — blocked 72 hours — WP:1RR violation @ Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map --NeilN ^{talk to me} 00:22, 27 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Parsley Man (talk · contribs) — blocked 2 weeks — WP:1RR violation @ 2015 San Bernardino attack -- EdJohnston (talk) 12:34, 1 October 2016 (4 days ago) (UTC−4)
2A1ZA (talk · contribs) — blocked 24 hours — WP:1RR violation @ Rojava. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 05:00, 3 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Hakan3400 (talk · contribs) – blocked 48 hours for 1RR violation @ Turkish military intervention in Syria. Per a complaint at WP:AN3. EdJohnston (talk) 16:16, 26 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Coneleir (talk · contribs) – blocked 48 hours for 1RR violation @ Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map per a complaint at WP:AN3. EdJohnston (talk) 17:55, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017

Editor abcdef (talk · contribs) — blocked 48 hours — WP:1RR violation @ Sultan Murad Division --NeilN ^{talk to me} 03:37, 26 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Miki Filigranski (talk · contribs) blocked 48 hours for edit warring on Khan Shaykhun chemical attack --NeilN ^{talk to me} 16:19, 9 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
RaRaRasputin (talk · contribs) blocked 72 hours for general non-neutral editing and BLP violations --NeilN ^{talk to me} 17:17, 16 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
RaRaRasputin (talk · contribs) topic banned from from making any edit about the use of chemical weapons related to the Syrian Civil War, both broadly construed for six months. Notification and reasons Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 01:37, 17 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked 144 hours by Beeblebrox for violating topic ban and extended to indefinite by me --NeilN ^{talk to me} 21:43, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Aleppo (2012–16) is indefinitely extended-confirmed protected. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 17:11, 17 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Khan Shaykhun chemical attack is indefinitely semi-protected. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 03:34, 18 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Miki Filigranski (talk · contribs) blocked 72 hours for edit warring / 1RR violation on Khan Shaykhun chemical attack. link ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 00:13, 19 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
SaintAviator (talk · contribs) blocked 72 hours for edit warring / 1RR violation on White Helmets (Syrian Civil War). ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 17:01, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Miki Filigranski (talk · contribs) is indefinitely placed on a 0RR restriction. (link) ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 17:11, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
EkoGraf (talk · contribs) blocked 72 hours for 1RR violation on Battle of Aleppo (2012–16). ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 01:21, 26 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Khan Shaykhun chemical attack "Consensus required" editing restriction added --NeilN ^{talk to me} 16:02, 27 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
White Helmets (Syrian Civil War) is indefinitely semi-protected. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 14:07, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
2017 Aleppo suicide car bombing is indefinitely semi-protected. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 15:07, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
LylaSand (talk · contribs) blocked 24 hours for 1RR violation on Khan Shaykhun chemical attack. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 00:03, 4 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Syrian Civil War is indefinitely semi-protected. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 05:41, 4 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Chemical weapon conjecture in the aftermath of the 2017 Shayrat missile strike deleted --NeilN ^{talk to me} 05:48, 4 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
MonsterHunter32 (talk · contribs) blocked 72 hours for 1RR violation on Battle of Mosul (2016–present). ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 04:04, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The "consensus required" restriction has been added to Syrian Civil War. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 18:32, 26 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Indefinitely semiprotected Yemeni Civil War (2015–present). Also added the talk page banner for WP:GS/ISIL which puts all pages in the topic area under 1RR. ISIL is listed as a belligerent in the infobox. EdJohnston (talk) 02:11, 12 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Greatexpectation4all (talk · contribs) blocked 24 hours for 1RR violation on Ahmad Musa Jibril. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 11:02, 27 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Ahmad Musa Jibril is indefinitely extended-confirmed protected due to disruptive editing. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 11:04, 27 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
ContraVentum (talk · contribs) blocked 48 hours for 1RR violation at Yemeni Civil War (2015–present).--Bbb23 (talk) 02:08, 1 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
AssadistDEFECTOR (talk · contribs) blocked 72 hours for violating "consensus required" restriction on Khan Shaykhun chemical attack. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 12:35, 1 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
User:Mnnlaxer blocked for 48 hours for a 1RR violation on Khan Shaykhun chemical attack. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 07:29, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
User:Erlbaeko blocked for 48 hours for a 1RR violation on Khan Shaykhun chemical attack. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 11:36, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
User:Batternut is not to use RfC's to discuss the article title of the article currently titled "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" and some other related restrictions see here for details. -- PBS (talk) 15:47, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
128.175.87.38 (talk · contribs · IP contribs · WHOIS) blocked 24 hours for 1RR violations on Module:Yemeni Civil War detailed map --NeilN ^{talk to me} 21:57, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018

Beshogur (talk · contribs) blocked for 1 week for second 1RR violation in the topic area. — Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 06:28, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Seraphim System (talk · contribs) blocked for 1 week for 1RR violation in the topic area. — Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 23:02, 24 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Takinginterest01 (talk · contribs) blocked 48 hours for violating WP:1RR on Turkish military operation in Afrin --NeilN ^{talk to me} 13:39, 14 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Nov3rd17 (talk · contribs) blocked 24 hours for violating WP:1RR on Turkish military operation in Afrin. Favonian (talk) 12:38, 24 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Axxxion (talk · contribs) blocked 72 hours for for violating 1RR on 2018 Douma chemical attack --NeilN ^{talk to me} 18:01, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
EtienneDolet (talk · contribs) banned from editing the Turkish military operation in Afrin article for one month. They may still use the talk page. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 02:47, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ban lifted per this agreement --NeilN ^{talk to me} 17:54, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Axxxion (talk · contribs) topic banned one month from making any edit about the use of chemical weapons related to the Syrian Civil War, broadly construed. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 18:05, 19 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ban extended to cover anything related to the Syrian Civil War, broadly construed. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 15:57, 24 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked one week for violating topic ban. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 17:52, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

FrankBierFarmer (talk · contribs) topic banned one month from making any article edits about the use of chemical weapons related to the Syrian Civil War, broadly construed. They may still use talk pages. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 15:52, 23 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Dralgos (talk · contribs) blocked 72 hours for violating 1RR on Douma chemical attack --NeilN ^{talk to me} 19:40, 27 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Doumabas (talk · contribs) blocked indefinitely, first year under General Sanctions. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 12:59, 4 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
AssadistDEFECTOR (talk · contribs) topic banned three months from Syrian Civil War and/or Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, broadly construed. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 15:59, 4 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked 1 week. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 21:21, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ke31 (talk · contribs) blocked one month and indefinitely topic banned from making any edits about the Syrian Civil War and/or Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, broadly construed. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 23:09, 31 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Dan the Plumber (talk · contribs) topic banned from making any edits about the Syrian Civil War and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, broadly construed, for one week. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 23:58, 6 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked 72 hours for violating topic ban. Topic ban duration reset to one week after block expires. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 19:44, 8 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Blocked 2 weeks for violating topic ban. Topic ban duration reset to two weeks after block expires. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 20:48, 12 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019

A4516416 (talk · contribs) Blocked 31 hours for 1RR violation at 2019 Rojava offensive, offending edit, revert of this, warning and acknowledged awareness. ST47 (talk) 07:48, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
KasimMejia (talk · contribs) Blocked 31 hours for 1RR violation at 2019 Rojava offensive, 1 2 3 reverts within four hours (possibly more, I haven't looked at all of their edits), user was clearly aware of 1RR restriction. ST47 (talk) 20:21, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Dodgy108 (talk · contribs) Blocked 31 hours for 1RR violation at Reactions to the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria (edit notice and talk page notice were in place for most of their edits): Original Revert 1 Revert 2. ST47 (talk) 19:47, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
DongFen (talk · contribs) Blocked 24 hours for 1RR violation on Rojava immediately after warning (Special:PermaLink/930746983). Magog the Ogre (t • c) 19:47, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2022

~~Poyani (talk · contribs) and~~ Volunteer Marek (talk · contribs) ~~both~~ p-blocked 1 week from Aaron Maté (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) for gaming the system by edit-warring just outside of the 24-hour mark. I consider this enforcement of the 1-revert rule. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 04:45, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Poyani's block now just a regular EW block; I had miscounted reverts. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 05:06, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- ~~Volunteer Marek block expanded to sitewide, 1-week timer reset, for personal attacks and disruptive editing in response to p-block.~~ -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 05:06, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - Reverted to previous sanction per emerging AN consensus. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 15:06, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hobomok (talk · contribs), same thing, same sanction. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 05:41, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Page level sanctions

Khan Shaykhun chemical attack is indefinitely semi-protected --NeilN ^{talk to me} 16:49, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Consensus-required added previously. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 16:52, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Syrian Civil War. EC protected for one year per this note. EdJohnston (talk) 23:42, 13 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Only recent scholarship qualifies as reliable sourcing for disputed content at Syrian Kurdistan. —valereee (talk) 02:57, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Removed, no longer needed —valereee (talk) 15:52, 23 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (previously titled Rojava, now a redirect) protection upgraded to WP:ECP. Please feel free to request downgrading back to indef semi after some time has passed. El_C 12:04, 30 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Battle of al-Hasakah (2022) indef semi. El_C 12:48, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Aaron Maté 1 year semi. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 16:38, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- And 72-hour 1RR until 6 December 2022. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 05:42, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Al-Hayat Media Center indef semi. El_C 18:54, 5 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Tahrir al-Sham, semi-protected for a year. Daniel Case (talk) 21:28, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Syrian National Army indef semi. El_C 19:54, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Northwestern Aleppo offensive (2024), indef semi. Daniel Case (talk) 02:27, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Northwestern Syria offensive (2024) (formerly Northwestern Aleppo offensive (2024)) is extended-confirmed protected for 3 months. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 03:54, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Battle of Aleppo (2024) is extended-confirmed protected for 3 months. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 03:53, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Abu Mohammad al-Julani ECP 6 months. Isabelle Belato ^🏳‍🌈 13:50, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Re-protected (semi) for a year at its new title: Ahmed al-Sharaa. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 17:33, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Operation Dawn of Freedom, ECP indef. Daniel Case (talk) 03:09, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
2024 Hama offensive, indef ECP. Daniel Case (talk) 03:13, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
2024 Homs offensive indef ECP. El_C 17:04, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Free Syrian Army indef ECP. El_C 17:13, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Syria 1 week ECP. This will be reverted to indef semi after the ECP expires. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 03:35, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Upgraded to indef ECP. El_C 03:04, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Damascus (2024), indef ECP. Daniel Case (talk) 03:37, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region, ECP 2 days Chetsford (talk) 04:27, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Bashar al-Assad, ECP 6 hours Chetsford (talk) 04:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Talk:Bashar al-Assad, semi 6 hours Chetsford (talk) 04:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Syrian Salvation Government is extended-confirmed protected indefinitely. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 06:42, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Fall of the Assad regime semi 2 weeks--Ymblanter (talk) 19:32, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ba'athist Syria semi 2 weeks--Ymblanter (talk) 19:37, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Syrian civil war indef semi. El_C 20:47, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
2024 Kobani offensive, 1RR. Daniel Case (talk) 06:46, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: 6 months semi under WP:KURDS (AEL diff) while unaware of this action. El_C 13:11, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Deir ez-Zor offensive (2024), Timeline of the Syrian civil war (November 2024–present) — 6 months semi both. El_C 13:11, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Western Syria clashes (December 2024–present) indef semi. El_C 20:22, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hezbollah–Syria clashes (2024–present), indef semi. Daniel Case (talk) 20:20, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Coastal Shield Brigade, indef semi. Chetsford (talk) 04:27, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Fall of the Assad regime semi 3 months--Ymblanter (talk) 22:23, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
2025 massacres of Syrian Alawites is extended-confirmed protected for 1 year. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:27, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Syrian caretaker government indefinitely semi-protected. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 04:26, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi semi-protected indef--Ymblanter (talk) 20:31, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah, indef ECP. Daniel Case (talk) 19:30, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Islamic State is extended-confirmed protected indefinitely. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:24, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ba'athist Syria, indefinite semi-protection. Daniel Case (talk) 02:58, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Now move-protected to require ECR. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 05:51, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Southern Syria clashes (July 2025–present), indefinite semi-protection. Daniel Case (talk) 01:00, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Deir ez-Zor offensive (2024), one year semi-protection. Daniel Case (talk) 19:36, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Syrian conflict (2024–present), indef ECP - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:40, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Syrian civil war, indef ECP - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:43, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Al-Hawl refugee camp, semi-protected for two days. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:51, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Armed factions in the Syrian conflict (2024–present), indef ECP - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 19:00, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hassan Abdul Ghani, semiprotected for two weeks. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:40, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
2025 Bondi Beach shooting, ECP transferred for duration (~5 days) from the initially listed WP:CT/PIA protection. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:37, 17 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
2018 Syrian–Turkish border clashes, indef ECP (per WP:GS/KURD) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:02, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
2019 Turkish offensive into northeastern Syria, indef ECP (per WP:GS/KURD) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:02, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Manbij offensive (2024), indef ECP (per WP:GS/KURD) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:02, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
East Aleppo offensive (2024–2025), indef ECP (per WP:GS/KURD) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:02, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Battle of Ras al-Ayn (2019), indef ECP (per WP:GS/KURD) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:56, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Deir ez-Zor Governorate clashes, indef ECP (per WP:GS/KURD) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 20:52, 4 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
January 2026 Aleppo clashes, indef ECP (per WP:GS/KURD) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:04, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
2026 Northern Syria offensive, indef ECP (per WP:GS/KURD) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 04:07, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
East Aleppo offensive (2026), indef ECP (per WP:GS/KURD) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 04:07, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Northern Syria clashes, indef ECP (per WP:GS/KURD) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:22, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Arab tribal insurgency in Eastern Syria, indef ECP (per WP:GS/KURD) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:36, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Aleppo clashes, indef ECP (per WP:GS/KURD) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:16, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Rojava–Islamist conflict, indef ECP (per WP:GS/KURD) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:12, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Military Council for the Liberation of Syria, semiprotected for two weeks - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 06:13, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hossam Louka, indef ECP as a BLP related to the conflict. Daniel Case (talk) 21:38, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Southern Army (Syria), indef ECP (per WP:CT/PIA) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:03, 5 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014), indef ECP (per WP:GS/KURD) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 20:51, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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