- Syria - Wikipedia
Damascus was the seat of the Umayyad Caliphate and a provincial capital under the Mamluk Sultanate The modern Syrian state was established in the mid-20th century after centuries of Ottoman rule, as a French Mandate The state represented the largest Arab state to emerge from the formerly Ottoman -ruled Syrian provinces
- Syria | Map, Civil War, Rebels, Religion, History | Britannica
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that, by November 2017, more than 5 3 million Syrian refugees had left the country as a result of the Syrian Civil War
- Syria - The World Factbook
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- 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
- Syria country profile - BBC News
2011 - Outbreak of the Syrian civil war Inspired by the "Arab Spring" uprisings, confrontation between the government and opposition soon develops into a multi-sided fight involving Islamists
- Syria | | UN News
Today marks one year since the fall of the Assad government and the end of a decades-old system of repression [ ] what lies ahead is far more than a political transition It is an opportunity to forge a nation where every Syrian - regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or political affiliation – can live securely, equally, and with dignity António Guterres, United Nations Secretary
- Syrian Arab Republic: History, Geography, and Modern Challenges
The Syrian Arab Republic, positioned at the heart of West Asia, occupies one of the most historically and strategically significant locations in the Middle East
- Syria welcomes permanent repeal of sweeping U. S. sanctions imposed . . .
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s government and its allies on Friday welcomed the final lifting of the most draconian sanctions imposed on the country in recent decades The U S Congress
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