Battle of Siffin

The Battle of Siffin was fought in 657 CE between the Iraqi Arab forces of the fourth Rashidun caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and the Syrian Arab forces of the rebelling long-time governor of the Levant, Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan. The battle is named after its location Siffin on the banks of the Euphrates river. The fighting stopped after the Syrians called for arbitration when Ali's forces had gained the upper hand, to which Ali reluctantly agreed under pressure from some of his troops. The arbitration process ended inconclusively in 658 though it strengthened the Syrians' support for Mu'awiya and his political position while weakening the authority of Ali and causing dissension among the Iraqis. The battle was part of the First Fitna and is considered a major step towards the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate.

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296 Battle of Carrhae

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531 Battle of Callinicum

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2012 — 2013 Raqqa campaign (2012–13)

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2015 Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war

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2016 Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February–March 2016)

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2016 Northern Raqqa Offensive

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2016 Raqqa Campaign

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2017 Battle of Raqqa

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An Illustrated and Illuminated leaf from a Persian Manuscript, Persia, Safavid, dated 1516

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Al Raqa	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of la Division-17	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	296	Battle of Carrhae	battle, ambush, Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire, Kingdom of Armenia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	531	Battle of Callinicum	Byzantine Empire, Huns, Sasanian Empire, battle, Ghassanids, Lakhmids	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	657	Battle of Siffin	battle, Rashidun Caliphate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2012	Raqqa campaign (2012–13)	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2013	Battle of Raqqa	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2015	Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war	Russian Navy, Ahrar al-Sham, Ground Forces of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, Falcons of Mount Zawiya Brigade, military intervention, Vladimir Putin, Al-Nusra Front, Central Intelligence Agency, Hezbollah, Russian Air Force, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Quds Force, Syrian Arab Air Force, Syrian Army, National Defense Forces	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2016	Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February–March 2016)	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2016	Northern Raqqa Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2016	Raqqa Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2017	Battle of Raqqa	battle, Islamic State, Syrian Democratic Forces	Wikidata
commons	image		An Illustrated and Illuminated leaf from a Persian Manuscript, Persia, Safavid, dated 1516		Commons