Our seven maps below illustrate how Syria became a country and the forces ... attempted to forge connections based on their shared history. Pan-Arabism became a powerful ideology in countries ...

Syria’s deeply flawed interim Constitution should be replaced with one that reflects our values: freedom, equality and ...

Tom Barrack, US ambassador to Turkiye and special envoy to Syria, on Sunday slammed the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement that ...

This significant movement marks one of the deepest incursions into Syria by Israeli forces in recent history. In addition, Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops ...

Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria have announced an agreement with the transitional government in Damascus to evacuate ...

The map below shows the territorial control ... calls one of the largest offensive operations in its history. The Israeli military and a Syrian war monitor said the targets included: Air defence ...

But to take advantage of this crossroads, Syrians need to understand their country’s post-independence history. It suggests that a successful transition to a post-Assad Syria will require ...

Data as of Dec. 3, 2024. On Nov. 26, Syrian rebels launched a surprise offensive, attacking from areas to the north and northwest of Aleppo. They swept into the city on Nov. 29-30, forcing out ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

The maps below provide a day-by-day overview of territorial control. Before November 27, Syrian opposition forces were mostly confined to their stronghold in the northwestern governorate of Idlib ...

Map: Where is Syria and how are its neighbours involved? Syria, with a population of about 22 million people, is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean sea. It borders Turkey to the north ...