https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, 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. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea. It is a unitary republic that consists of 14

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war
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-scale protests and pro-democracy rallies across Syria, as

https://www.britannica.com/place/Syria
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.

https://www.aljazeera.com/where/syria/
Syria is a country in turmoil, facing a decade-long civil war, foreign intervention, humanitarian crisis and political repression. Al Jazeera brings you the latest news, analysis, videos and

https://apnews.com/article/syria-civil-war-anniversary-violence-33c00a3ecc3fb7e1507afbe04c5a1040
Syria's civil war has entered its 14th year on Friday March 15, 2024, a somber anniversary in a long-frozen conflict. The country is effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government, various opposition groups and Kurdish forces. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/09/1101162
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 number of killings".

https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-syria
Estimates in May 2023 put the death toll at almost 60,000, with 50,700 casualties in Turkey and 8,400 in Syria. Syria's twelve years of conflict have severely hindered its relief efforts—the

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147472
The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry, which reports to the Human Rights Council, warned that fighting escalated on 5 October last year, when consecutive explosions at a military academy graduation ceremony in government-controlled Homs killed at least 63 people, including 37 civilians.. The Syrian Government and Russian forces "responded with bombardments" that struck at least 2,300 sites in

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1150446
30 May 2024 Peace and Security. Syria remains plagued by a severe and complex security and humanitarian situation, against a backdrop of broader political impasse, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday, underscoring the need for a comprehensive approach that involves all key stakeholders. Martin Griffiths, the UN Emergency

https://www.cnn.com/world/middleeast/syria
Syria. View the latest Syria news and videos, including politics, business and breaking news headlines.

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/syria/
Syria united with Egypt in 1958 to form the United Arab Republic. In 1961, the two entities separated, and the Syrian Arab Republic was reestablished. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost control of the Golan Heights region to Israel. During the 1990s, Syria and Israel held occasional, albeit unsuccessful, peace talks over its return.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/world/middleeast/syria-assad-arab-league.html
President Bashar al-Assad was shunned over atrocities committed in Syria's civil war, but on Friday he is expected to join an annual summit of Arab leaders for the first time in 13 years.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35806229
A peaceful uprising against the president of Syria 12 years ago turned into a full-scale civil war. The conflict has left half a million people dead, devastated cities and drawn in other countries.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/03/world/us-raid-syria-isis
President Biden said on Thursday that the leader of the Islamic State died during a raid by U.S. Special Operations commandos in a risky pre-dawn attack in northwest Syria. Rescue workers said

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14703856
Syria country profile. Syria covers an area that has seen invasions and occupations over the ages, from Romans and Mongols to Crusaders and Turks. It is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39528673
The conflict in Syria is often referred to as a civil war, meaning a conflict between citizens of the same country. It certainly started as an uprising of Syrian citizens. They took to the streets

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/25/world/syria-news-isis-us
Prison attack is latest evidence of ISIS resurgence in Syria and Iraq. Mourners gathered in shrine in the city of Najaf last week to pay respects to an Iraqi soldier killed in an Islamic State

https://www.britannica.com/event/Syrian-Civil-War
Within Syria itself, an estimated 6.5 million civilians have been displaced. Several human rights organizations have called the Syrian Civil War the worst humanitarian crisis of the 21st century. In March 2011 Syria's government, led by Pres. Bashar al-Assad , faced an unprecedented challenge to its authority when pro- democracy protests

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/30/middleeast/syria-rare-protests-assad-rehabilitation-mime-intl/index.html
In videos shared on social media, protesters are seen waving the Druze flag and chanting, "Long live Syria and down with Bashar al-Assad.". Rayan Marouf, editor of the local Suwayda 24 news

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/04/syria-mass-death-torture-and-other-violations-against-people-detained-in-aftermath-of-islamic-state-defeat-new-report/
People detained following the territorial defeat of the Islamic State (IS) armed group are facing systematic violations and dying in large numbers due to inhumane conditions in north-east Syria, Amnesty International said in a new report. Aftermath: Injustice, Torture and Death in Detention in North-East Syria documents how the region's autonomous authorities are responsible for […]

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/syria-ten-years-of-war
There is limited shelter, fuel is scarce, and food prices are soaring. According to the UN, Syria is "the worst man-made disaster since World War II". 9.3 million Syrians are food-insecure

https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/the-history-of-syria
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

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/03/1113592
9 March 2022 Human Rights. Top UN-appointed rights investigators on Wednesday urged renewed efforts for a political solution to Syria's devastating war, which has been marked by an uptick of violence and a deepening humanitarian crisis in recent months. Presenting the latest UN Human Rights Council -mandated report on the nearly 11-year-old

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/04/middleeast/iran-military-adviser-killed-israel-syria-intl/index.html
Israeli airstrikes near the Syrian city of Aleppo early Monday killed an Iranian military adviser, Iranian media reported, two months after the Middle East came to the brink of a major war as

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/several-killed-israeli-attack-vicinity-syrias-aleppo-syrian-state-media-2024-06-02/
A number of people were killed in an Israeli air attack targeting sites in the vicinity of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday, Syrian state media said citing a military source, the second

https://apnews.com/article/syria-idlib-bus-crash-children-river-dd3440f78f81a17fcc6d166b4c8dcce5
DARKUSH, Syria (AP) — At least seven people drowned and 20 were injured, most of them children, when a school bus skidded off the road and plunged into a river in northwestern Syria on Thursday, emergency responders said. The accident happened near the town of Darkush, west of the city of Idlib, where the bus plunged into the Orontes River, a

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/06/1138202
Some 6.8 million people are internally displaced in Syria. Syrians are facing an "ever worsening humanitarian crisis" amid the ongoing 12-year-long conflict, top UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday, as the General Assembly adopted a resolution to create a first-of-its-kind institution to address the issue of more than 100,000

https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-special-forces-syria-attack-russians-new-war-front-report-2024-6?op=1
Ukraine has deployed special forces to Syria to fight Russian mercenaries there, per the Kyiv Post. They are backing Syrian rebels in fighting the Assad regime in the southwest, per the outlet

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/04/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas
Biden says there is 'every reason' to believe Netanyahu is prolonging the war for political reasons. President Biden, asked whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was prolonging the war in

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-06/scholz-vows-to-fight-surge-of-political-terror-in-germany
By Michael Nienaber. June 6, 2024 at 12:31 AM PDT. Listen. 2:23. Olaf Scholz vowed to send migrants who commit serious crimes back to their homelands, including war-battered Afghanistan and Syria