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  1. e. The Syrian civil war ( Arabic: ٱلْحَرْبُ ٱلْأَهْلِيَّةُ ٱلسُّورِيَّةُ, romanized : al-ḥarb al-ʾahlīyah al-sūrīyah) is an ongoing multi-sided conflict in Syria involving various state-sponsored and non-state actors. In March 2011, popular discontent with the rule of Bashar al-Assad triggered large ...

  2. Aug 2, 2021 · Interesting facts about Syria. 1. Syria is a country in the Middle East bordering Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. 2. Syria is home to one of the oldest civilisations in the world. Human remains have been found in the region dating back to around 700,000 years ago. 3.

  3. Apr 8, 2024 · The Syrian Civil War is an ongoing violent conflict in Syria between pro-democratic insurgents and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s long-standing dynastic regime. The war has been a source of significant instability in the Middle East since 2011, and the resultant civilian displacement and refugee exodus constitute one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history.

  4. Located in the Middle East, Syria is approximately 1.5 times bigger than the state of Pennsylvania. Bordered on the east by the Mediterranean Sea, Syria also shares borders with the countries of Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon. More than half of Syria is covered by the Syrian Desert, which stretches into several other countries in the ...

  5. news.un.org › en › focusSyria | | UN News

    The Syria crisis, currently in its 11th year, remains the largest displacement crisis in the world. Children are bearing the brunt of the 11-year-old conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic. Over 13.4 million people (6.1 million children) require assistance and 7 million people are internally displaced (3.1 million children).

  6. www.history.com › middle-east › the-history-of-syriaSyria - HISTORY

    Jul 10, 2017 · Ancient Syria. Modern-day Syria, a country located in the Middle East on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, is one of the most ancient inhabited regions on Earth. The oldest human remains found ...

  7. Syria is a country in the Middle East, the west part of Asia. It borders (from south to north) on Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, and Turkey. Its western part faces the Mediterranean Sea and it shares a maritime border with Cyprus. Its eastern and northern parts are mountainous .