Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Syrian territories


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The result was delete. Spartaz Humbug! 07:49, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

Syrian territories

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Redundant to other articles, such as Syria and Syrian Civil War. It's topic is defined as the "territories de jure belonging to the Ba'athist Syrian Arab Republic", which is the same as our article on Syria. Srnec (talk) 23:00, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep as necessary fork for ongoing conflict - ignore the vague name. Syria and Syrian Civil War are very heavy parent articles and forks are needed here. Obviously not lacking in coverage - articles on these territories are regular. —МандичкаYO 😜 00:05, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Syria-related deletion discussions. North America1000 06:21, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. North America1000 06:21, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete per nom; an unnecessary content fork. power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 16:52, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. If meant to define the "territories de jure belonging to the Ba'athist Syrian Arab Republic", then this is obviously already covered in Syria. If meant to describe the territorial changes throughout the civil war, then well, Syrian Civil War already covers that. As of now, the article looks like a redundant content fork on a topic which is unlikely to gain enough importance to merit an article on its own. I guess not even a redirect would work, as "Syrian territories" is just too vague and ambiguous as a descriptor.  Impru20 talk 10:03, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete clear content fork that doesn't meaningfully contribute to an understanding of the topic Chetsford (talk) 02:06, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Strong keep - on the course of the Syrian War (2011-present), the Syrian Arab Republic lost control of a large portion of its territory to various forces - including Syrian opposition affiliated rebel groups, Jihadist groups, the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria and Turkish occupation of Northern Syria. More than 1/3 of former Syria are still not under the control of the Syrian Arab Republic. The topic of control of Syrian territories is clearly notable via multiple publications . See also multiple maps of the Syrian territories' control .GreyShark (dibra) 10:38, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep Sensible forking. Rzvas (talk) 03:24, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete. The name is vague but clearly can be fixed. The underlying concept however is also vague and the need is unclear. This is a bit akin to the river island in WP:GEOLAND: rather dynamic for an entry. The topic is already covered well by the combination of the country article and Syrian civil war. gidonb (talk) 05:10, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Randykitty (talk) 09:38, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. --Joshualouie711talk 14:39, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment this is still an obvious and strong delete from my view. Syria (region) is a page that describes what the editors claim this page is about, and the specific topic of "territorial control in the Syrian Civil War" is described at many other pages, but not this one. power~enwiki ( π,  ν ) 02:12, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Tyw7 (🗣️ Talk) — If (reply) then (ping me) 01:44, 24 August 2018 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.