Syria | History, People, & Maps | Britannica
Web5 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 …
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.
Syrian Civil War | Facts & Timeline | Britannica
WebApr 8, 2024 · Syrian Civil War, armed conflict that began in 2011 with an uprising against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The conflict drew involvement from a number of international actors and helped precipitate the rise of ISIL (also called ISIS or Islamic State) in eastern Syria.
Syrian civil war - Wikipedia
WebSyrian civil war. Part of the Arab Spring, Arab Winter, the spillover of the War in Iraq, war against the Islamic State, war on terror, Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, Iran–Israel proxy conflict and the Kurdish–Turkish conflict. Top: A ruined neighborhood in Raqqa in 2017. Bottom: Military situation in November 2023:
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...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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