Syria - Wikipedia
WEBSyria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea.
Protests against powerful group persist in Syria's last major rebel ...
WEB11 hours ago · IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Members of a powerful insurgent group in Syria ‘s rebel-held northwest fired into the air and beat protesters with clubs Friday, injuring some of them as protests intensified to demand the release of detainees and an end to the group’s rule. Protests took place Friday in several areas, including the provincial capital ...
Syria | History, People, & Maps | Britannica
WEB4 days ago · Syria, country located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Asia. The capital is Damascus. Find a geographical and historical treatment of Syria, including maps, statistics, and a survey of its people, economy, and government, in …
Conflict in Syria | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Learn how the war in Syria began, how it impacts the region, and track the latest news with CFR’s Global Conflict Tracker.
Syria: 10 years of war has left at least 350,000 dead | UN News
WEBSep 24, 2021 · A decade of war in Syria has left more 350,200 people dead, High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet told the Human Rights Council on Friday, noting that this total was an “under-count of the actual...
The Long Isolation of Syria’s al-Assad Is Over - The New York Times
WEBMay 18, 2023 · President Bashar al-Assad was shunned over atrocities committed in Syria’s civil war, but on Friday he is expected to join an annual summit of Arab leaders for the first time in 13 years.
ISIS Leader Killed: U.S. Evacuated 10 Civilians During Raid, …
WEBFeb 3, 2022 · The United States hailed the rare airborne raid by commandos in a rebel-held patch of Syria early Thursday as a major success against terrorism, saying it had ended the life of the shadowy leader...
Syria - World Factbook Glyph
WEBSyria united with Egypt in 1958 to form the United Arab Republic. In 1961, the two entities separated, and the Syrian Arab Republic was reestablished. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost control of the Golan Heights region to Israel. During the 1990s, Syria and Israel held occasional, albeit unsuccessful, peace talks over its return.
Syrians facing ‘ever worsening’ conditions, top UN officials warn
WEBJun 29, 2023 · Syrians are facing an “ever worsening humanitarian crisis” amid the ongoing 12-year-long conflict, top UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday, as the General Assembly adopted a resolution to create a first-of-its-kind institution to address the issue of more than 100,000 people still missing in the country. “The violence and ...
Syria Hostages: Prison Attack in Syria Is Latest Sign of ISIS ...
WEBJan 25, 2022 · The prison at center of the Syria fighting held 3,500 ISIS militants. U.S. troops are providing airstrikes and ‘limited ground support’ in fight over prison. Prison attack is latest evidence ...
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