Damascus was the seat of the Umayyad Caliphate and a provincial capital under the Mamluk Sultanate. The modern Syrian state was established in the mid-20th century after centuries of …

3 days ago · The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that, by November 2017, more than 5.3 million Syrian refugees had left the country as a result of the Syrian Civil …

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2 days ago · Dutch police have arrested a 29-year-old Syrian man they suspect of being a member of Islamic State and planning an attack somewhere in Europe, prosecutors said on …

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Dec 28, 2025 · One year after President Bashar Assad's fall, Syria remains deeply scarred. While a new transitional government has revived international ties, sectarian violence persists and …

Nov 19, 2025 · Three campaigns drove the conflict: coalition efforts to defeat the self-proclaimed Islamic State, violence between the Syrian government and opposition forces, and military …

Dec 19, 2025 · Syrian army launches new strikes in Aleppo as fighting with Kurdish-led SDF intensifies Roughly two dozen ISIS operatives killed or captured since US retaliatory strikes …

The Syrian Arab Republic, positioned at the heart of West Asia, occupies one of the most historically and strategically significant locations in the Middle East.