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Bookmark or Share- Syria - WikipediaSyria, [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.It is a republic that consists of 14 governorates as subdivisions. ...
- Syria | History, People, & Maps | BritannicaIn 1970 Syria came under the authoritarian rule of Pres. Hafez al-Assad, whose foremost goals included achieving national security and domestic stability and recovering the Syrian territory lost to Israel in 1967. Assad committed his country to an enormous arms buildup, which put severe strains on the national budget, leaving little for ...
- Syria - The World FactbookVisit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.
- UN Commission warns Syrian war is intensifying amid continuing patterns ...GENEVA – Launching its latest report today, the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry warned that fighting has intensified along multiple frontlines of the Syrian conflict, with the region gripped by fear of a large-scale war.
- Conflict in Syria | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign RelationsThree campaigns drive the conflict: coalition efforts to defeat the self-proclaimed Islamic State, violence between the Syrian government and opposition forces, and military operations against ...
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