Syria | Map, Civil War, Rebels, Religion, History | Britannica Long-suppressed internal tensions led to the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in 2011 Assad’s brutal response to the civil war failed to keep him in power and, after a tremendous amount of death and destruction, he was finally deposed in December 2024
27 Interesting Facts About Syria - The Facts Institute Official name: Syrian Arab Republic Population: 23 86 million (2024 est ) Area: 187,437 sq km Capital city: Damascus Major languages: Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian, French, English Major religions: Muslim 87%, Christian 10%, Druze 3% Time zone: UTC+2 (Eastern European Time) Interesting facts about Syria 1
What’s happening in Syria? A simple guide - CNN Fearing Syria would become a permanent terror hotbed, an international coalition led by the US stepped in with a focus on eliminating the group but without confronting the Syrian regime
Syria - New World Encyclopedia Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic is a Middle Eastern country bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Lebanon to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north
Syrian Arab Republic - Country Profile - Nations Online Project In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel Since 1976, Syrian troops have been stationed in Lebanon, ostensibly in a peacekeeping capacity President of the Syrian Arab Republic is Bashar al-Assad, he is also Regional Secretary of the Ba'ath Party Ba'athism calls for unification of the Arab world into a single state
Syria - HISTORY From its ancient roots to its recent political instability and the Syrian Civil War, the country has a complex and, at times, tumultuous history
Syrian Civil War | Syrian history | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica The Syrian Civil War began in 2011 after pro-democracy protests swept through Syria during the Arab Spring, threatening the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad His violent suppression of protesters escalated into war between Assad’s forces and opposition militias
Syria | AP News Israel raids a Syrian village and detains suspected militants; 1 person is killed Israel’s army has raided a village in southern Syria to arrest several alleged agents of the Palestinian militant group Hamas