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.
Syria | History, People, & Maps | Britannica
WEB3 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 …
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...
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 crisis intensifies in shadow of Gaza war | UN News
WEB25 April 2024 Peace and Security. The war in Gaza continues to cast a dark shadow over the wider Middle East region, in particular Syria where a series of strikes and attacks are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Thursday. Briefing ambassadors on the Security Council, Geir Pedersen ...
Syria - World Factbook Glyph
WEBApr 15, 2024 · Syria united with Egypt in February 1958 to form the United Arab Republic. In September 1961, the two entities separated, and the Syrian Arab Republic was reestablished. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights region to Israel. During the 1990s, Syria and Israel held occasional, albeit unsuccessful, peace talks over its …
Fears grow for Syria amid rising violence, deepening humanitarian ...
WEB9 March 2022 Human Rights. Top UN-appointed rights investigators on Wednesday urged renewed efforts for a political solution to Syria’s devastating war, which has been marked by an uptick of...
Syria war: UN calculates new death toll - BBC
WEB24 September 2021. Reuters. Many deaths may never be accounted for, the report says. At least 350,209 people have been killed in 10 years of war in Syria, the UN says in its first official death ...
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 ...
Why has the Syrian war lasted 12 years? - BBC News
WEBMay 2, 2023 · A peaceful uprising against the president of Syria 12 years ago turned into a full-scale civil war. The conflict has left half a million people dead, devastated cities and drawn in other countries.
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