- Syria - Wikipedia
Syria, [e] officially the Syrian Arab Republic, [f][17] is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant It borders 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
- Syria | Map, Civil War, Rebels, Religion, History | Britannica
The Syrian people evolved from several origins over a long period of time The Greek and Roman ethnic influence was negligible in comparison with that of the Semitic peoples of Arabia and Mesopotamia— Aramaeans, Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Canaanites
- Syria - The World Factbook
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- Syrian Arab Republic Maps Facts - World Atlas
Physical map of Syrian Arab Republic showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps
- What happened in Syria’s civil war, who took over and what’s . . . - CNN
Syrian and Russian jets targeted rebels in Aleppo and Idlib but opposition forces seized a second major city of Hama and quickly advanced on Homs – the gateway to the capital Damascus
- Syria country profile - BBC News
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC: FACTS Capital: Damascus Area: 185,180 sq km Population: 22 1 million Language: Arabic Life expectancy: 68 years (men) 75 years (women)
- Conflict in Syria | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign Relations
Three campaigns drove the conflict: coalition efforts to defeat the self-proclaimed Islamic State, violence between the Syrian government and opposition forces, and military operations against
- Israel Strikes Syrian Capital, Sending Warning to Government
Israel threatened to escalate attacks on Syrian government forces unless they withdrew from Sweida, a southern province dominated by the country’s Druse minority
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