There are Turkish-backed rebels and Sunni Muslim jihadists in the north, Kurds ruling over much of Syria’s east, and ...

Security sources have stated that Israeli forces in Syria have reached the southern city of Qatana, around 16 miles from ...

Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's government, Israeli troops moved into the demilitarised zone inside Syria created after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, including the Syrian side of the ...

and the Turkiye-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) after days of fighting around Manbij. The map below shows the territorial control of various groups as of 10:30 GMT on December 11, 2024.

The collapse of the Syrian state is one of the most consequential geopolitical events in the Mideast in decades.

The advance continued at pace, with Syria's third city, Homs, falling on Saturday shortly before government forces also lost control of the capital. Map: Where is Syria and how are its neighbours ...

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 ...

In just two weeks, Syrian rebels have swept from the northwest to capture a string of major cities and topple President Bashar al-Assad after 13 years of civil war. In convoys of small vehicles ...

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 ...