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.
U.S. airstrikes on Syria kill 37 affiliated with extremist ...
WEB2 days ago · BEIRUT (AP) — In Syria, 37 militants affiliated to the extremist Islamic State group and an al-Qaeda-linked group were killed in two strikes, the United States military said Sunday. Two of the dead were senior militants, it said. U.S. Central Command said it struck northwestern Syria on Tuesday, targeting a senior militant from the al-Qaeda ...
Syria | History, People, & Maps | Britannica
WEB2 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 …
Israel’s New Campaign Against Hezbollah Started With Raid in ...
WEB4 days ago · Hezbollah began attacking northern Israel soon after Oct. 7, and the two sides have been exchanging fire ever since. Then on Sept. 17, about a week after the raid, thousands of pagers carried by ...
Syria news - breaking stories, video, analysis and opinion | CNN
WEB6 days ago · Mother whose son was brutally murdered by ISIS describes speaking with his killer. View the latest Syria news and videos, including politics, business and breaking …
Syria - The World Factbook
WEBSep 17, 2024 · After World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French administered the area until granting it independence in 1946. The new country lacked political stability and experienced a series of military coups.
Conflict in Syria | Global Conflict Tracker
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: Security Council highlights escalating crisis and ...
WEBJun 25, 2024 · Syria continues in a state of “grave crisis” with civilian suffering on the rise, the UN Security Council heard during a briefing on Tuesday. Najat Rochdi, UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria,...
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: 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...