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Syria

Country in West Asia

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Wikipedia
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Syria - Wikipedia
13 hours ago - Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north and northwest, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest.
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Syria is Home
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Syria is Home
October 21, 2025 - This website offers refugees and internally displaced Syrians clear information about their rights, answers to common questions about voluntary return, and provides guidance on how to access support and services available in Syria.
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What is the capital of Syria?
The capital of Syria is Damascus, located on the Barada River in an oasis at the foot of Mount Qasioun.
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britannica.com
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Syria | Map, Civil War, Rebels, Religion, & History | Britannica
Who became president of Syria after Hafez al-Assad’s death?
After Hafez al-Assad’s death in 2000, his son Bashar al-Assad became president of Syria. Ahmed al-Sharaa became president in 2025 after Assad’s overthrow.
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Syria | Map, Civil War, Rebels, Religion, & History | Britannica
What is the most important water source in Syria?
The Euphrates River is the most important water source and the only navigable river in Syria.
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britannica.com
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Syria | Map, Civil War, Rebels, Religion, & History | Britannica
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BBC
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US carries out 'massive' strike against IS in Syria
The US says its military has carried out a "massive strike" against the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, in response to a deadly attack on American forces in the country.
Published   9 hours ago
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Al Jazeera
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Hope, flags, fireworks as Syria starts to celebrate a year without al-Assad | Syria's War News | Al Jazeera
For many in Syria, the regime’s collapse brought with it an exhalation – the first in decades since Bashar’s father Hafez came to power in 1970.
Published   2 weeks ago
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CIA
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Syria - The World Factbook
October 1, 2025 - Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic · comparison ranking: total 89
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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Syria | Map, Civil War, Rebels, Religion, & History | Britannica
3 days ago - Syria, country located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Asia. Its area includes territory in the Golan Heights that has been occupied by Israel since 1967.
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PBS
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Syria welcomes permanent repeal of sweeping U.S. sanctions imposed during Assad regime | PBS News
1 day ago - The U.S. Congress imposed the so-called Caesar Act sanctions on Syria’s government and financial system in 2019 to punish then-President Bashar Assad for human rights abuses during the country’s nearly 14-year civil war that began in 2011.
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Al Jazeera
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Syria | Syria | Today's latest from Al Jazeera
3 hours ago - Syria is seeing major political changes, but security on the ground is still unstable.
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Travel.gc.ca
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Travel advice and advisories for Syria
December 29, 2012 - Avoid all travel to Syria due to ongoing tensions in the region, the continued volatile security situation, armed clashes and airstrikes, criminality, kidnappings and the threat of terrorism.
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BBC
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Syria without Assad is lighter - but now there are new problems
One year into his rule Syria's leader has won over Trump and much of the West, but at home people know his weaknesses.
Published   2 weeks ago
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CBC News
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Trump vows 'very serious retaliation' after deadly ambush on U.S. military convoy in Syria | CBC News
1 week ago - In a statement, Central Command said the attack by a lone gunman occurred "as the soldiers were conducting a key leader engagement" in the central Syrian town of Palmyra. "Partner forces" killed the attacker, U.S.
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Amnesty International
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Human rights in Syria Amnesty International
Tens of thousands of people remained arbitrarily detained or forcibly disappeared. More than 56,000 people continued to be subjected to human rights violations in the custody of the autonomous authorities in north-eastern Syria. Following the overthrow of President Assad’s government, opposition groups freed detainees held in the former government’s detention facilities across Syria.
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The Guardian
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Syria | The Guardian
13 hours ago - Ahmed al-Sharaa and Donald Trump hold first White House summit between a US and Syrian leader since 1946
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CNN
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US conducts strikes in Syria in response to attack that killed two American soldiers | CNN Politics
9 hours ago - The US struck multiple targets in Syria on Friday that the US military tied to ISIS as retaliation for the recent attack that killed two American service members there, according to two US officials.
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NYTimes
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U.S. Strikes on Syria Underscore Scale of Challenge for Its President - The New York Times
2 hours ago - The barrage of airstrikes launched by the United States across Syria late on Friday underscored the challenges facing the country’s president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, as he struggles to assert control over the nation and navigate a nascent relationship with President Trump.
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Al Jazeera
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Syria arrests five, Trump vows retaliation after Americans killed in attack | Syria's War News | Al Jazeera
Syrian authorities “had decided to fire” the perpetrator from the security forces before the attack for holding “extremist Islamist ideas” and had planned to do so on Sunday, Interior Ministry spokesman Noureddine al-Baba told state television.
Published   1 week ago
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BBC
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Three Americans killed by IS gunman in Syria, US military says
5 days ago - Two US soldiers and a US civilian interpreter have been killed in Syria in an ambush by an Islamic State (IS) gunman, the US Central Command (Centcom) has said.
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Canada.ca
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Canada announces measures related to Syria - Canada.ca
2 weeks ago - Canada is currently imposing sanctions on 56 Syrian entities and 225 Syrian individuals under Schedule 1 of the Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations. These sanctions include senior officials of the former Assad regime and close associates and family members of Assad.
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Axios
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"Bibi sees ghosts everywhere": U.S. alarmed by Israel's Syria strikes
3 weeks ago - The raid and airstrikes — which took place beyond the portion of Syrian territory Israel has been occupying since the fall of the Assad regime — enraged the Syrian government and generated calls from inside Syria for retaliation.