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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1 day ago · Syrian Protests Over Lack of Security Leave 2 Dead Days after a bombing at a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area, members of the religious minority in Syria …

5 days ago · At least two killed in Aleppo clashes between Syrian army, Kurdish-led SDF Violence comes as top Syrian and Turkish officials held talks on integrating SDF forces into Syria’s new …

Today marks one year since the fall of the Assad government and the end of a decades-old system of repression [...] what lies ahead is far more than a political transition. It is an …

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 …

Jan 7, 2025 · 2011 - Outbreak of the Syrian civil war. Inspired by the "Arab Spring" uprisings, confrontation between the government and opposition soon develops into a multi-sided fight …

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Jul 10, 2017 · Syrian Civil War By July 2011, rebels had formed the Free Syrian Army (FSA), and pockets of insurrection broke out. But by 2012, Syria was engulfed in a full-blown civil war.