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 …
Syria - Wikipedia
WEBSyria, [a] officially the Syrian Arab Republic, [b] 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 ...
Syria | Today's latest from Al Jazeera
WEBMay 2, 2024 · Stay on top of Syria latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
Conflict in Syria | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Estimates in May 2023 put the death toll at almost 60,000, with 50,700 casualties in Turkey and 8,400 in Syria. Syria’s twelve years of conflict have severely hindered its relief efforts—the ...
ISIS Leader Killed: U.S. Evacuated 10 Civilians During Raid, …
WEBFeb 3, 2022 · President Biden said on Thursday that the leader of the Islamic State died during a raid by U.S. Special Operations commandos in a risky pre-dawn attack in northwest Syria. Rescue workers said ...
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 number of killings”. These are a result of a war that spiralled out of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
Syria - World Factbook Glyph
WEB6 days ago · 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 …
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.
Syria news - breaking stories, video, analysis and opinion | CNN
WEBApr 12, 2024 · View the latest Syria news and videos, including politics, business and breaking news headlines. Latest news. Omar Havana/Getty Images. US repatriates 11 US citizens from northeast Syria.
Syria Hostages: Prison Attack in Syria Is Latest Sign of ISIS ...
WEBJan 25, 2022 · Prison attack is latest evidence of ISIS resurgence in Syria and Iraq. Mourners gathered in shrine in the city of Najaf last week to pay respects to an Iraqi soldier killed in an Islamic State ...
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