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4 days ago · Damascus, city, capital of Syria. Located in the southwestern corner of the country, it has been called the “pearl of the East,” praised for its beauty and lushness; the 10th-century traveler and geographer al-Maqdisī lauded the city as ranking among the four earthly paradises.
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3 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 people, economy, and government, in this article.
4 days ago · Syrian Civil War, armed conflict that began in 2011 with an uprising against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The conflict drew involvement from a number of international actors and helped precipitate the rise of ISIL (also called ISIS or Islamic State) in eastern Syria.
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- The Syrian Civil War is an ongoing violent conflict in Syria between pro-democratic insurgents and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s long-standing...
- From 2006 to 2010 Syria suffered its worst drought in modern history. The combined effects of the drought and preexisting economic disparities unde...
- There are several parties involved in the Syrian Civil War. President Bashar al-Assad controls the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), which has fought alongsi...
- In 2012 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime confirmed for the first time its possession of a chemical weapons arsenal. Syria threatened to de...
- Since its start in 2011, the Syrian Civil War has created the largest refugee population in the world, constituting over a third of the global refu...
4 days ago · What is the capital of Syria? Syria Demographics. What is the population of Syria? Syria Government. What type of government does Syria have? Syria Video. YouTube, Expoza Travel Syria Guide. Syria Vacation Travel Video Guide.
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1 day ago · The statement by the U.S. Embassy in Damascus came after months of protests against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province by people opposed to the rule of the group that was once known as the Nusra Front, the Syria branch of al-Qaida. The group later changed its name several times and distanced itself from al-Qaida.
4 days ago · 05/27/2024. Saudi Arabia’s state-run SPA media agency announced on Sunday that it is sending an ambassador to Damascus for the first time in more than a decade. Faisal Al-Mujfel will fill the ambassadorship, according to SPA. Syria reopened its embassy in Riyadh and appointed a new ambassador earlier this year. Sign Up for Mideast Daily News.
6 days ago · What’s the French case all about? The case is related to the deaths of two French-Syrian men named Mazzen Dabbagh and his son Patrick. They were arrested in Syrian capital Damascus in 2013 during the Syrian Civil War. They were never seen again and were declared dead in 2018.
