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Syria

Coordinates: 35°N 38°E / 35°N 38°E / 35; 38

Syria (ⁱ/ˈsɪ.rɪə/; Arabic: سوريا‎ or سورية, Sūriyā or Sūrīyah), officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in Western Asia. De jure Syrian territory borders Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest, but the government's control now extends to approximately 30–40% of the de jure state area and less than 60% of the population.

A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including Syrian Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians, Kurds, Circassians,Mandeans and Turks. Religious groups include Sunnis, Christians, Alawites, Druze, Mandeans, Shiites, Salafis, and Yazidis. Sunni Arabs make up the largest population group in Syria.

In English, the name "Syria" was formerly synonymous with the Levant (known in Arabic as al-Sham), while the modern state encompasses the sites of several ancient kingdoms and empires, including the Eblan civilization of the 3rd millennium BC. Its capital Damascus is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. In the Islamic era, Damascus was the seat of the Umayyad Caliphate and a provincial capital of the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt.

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45 IS militants killed in Iraqi airstrikes in Syria

Xinhua 23 Jun 2018

BAGHDAD, June 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of 45 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in Iraqi airstrikes targeting a meeting of IS militants inside neighboring Syria, the Iraqi military said Saturday ... The airstrike is part of preemptive airstrikes against IS militants inside Syria....

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Senior Iranian officer killed in Syria

The Times of India 23 Jun 2018

Iran's revolutionary guards said on Saturday that one of its senior officers had been killed in Syria while advising pro-government forces in an eastern town near the Iraqi border ... was martyred in the town of Albu Kamal in Syria during a mission to advise Syrian ......

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US urges Russia to shore up south Syria truce

The Siasat Daily 23 Jun 2018

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley on Friday urged Russia to pressure its Syrian ally to uphold a ceasefire in southwest Syria following a surge of fighting in rebel-held areas ... “The Syrian regime’s violations of the ceasefire in southwest Syria need to stop,” said Haley in a statement ... and throughout Syria.”....

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Refugee returns to Syria must be coordinated with UN: Merkel

The News International 23 Jun 2018

"We want to contribute to reaching a political solution in Syria, that will allow refugees to return to Syria," Merkel told reporters on Friday, after meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri."I confirmed with officials that returns can only happen in agreement and talks with UN organisations," she added....

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The Latest: US condemns truce violations in southern Syria

Rapid City Journal 23 Jun 2018

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the war in Syria (all times local). ... has condemned the reported cease-fire violations in southern Syria. In a statement Friday, Ambassador Nikki Haley said "The Syrian regime's violations ?of the ceasefire in southwest Syria need to stop ... "Russia will ultimately bear responsibility for any further escalations in ?Syria," added Haley....

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UN chief appeals for end to fighting in south Syria

The Manila Times 23 Jun 2018

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for an immediate end to a military escalation in southwest Syria and a return to ceasefire arrangements agreed by Russia, the United States and Jordan ... President Bashar al-Assad has set his sights on retaking rebel-controlled parts of southern Syria ... “The Syrian regime’s violations of the ceasefire in southwest Syria need to stop.”....

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Ambassador Haley: Russia will be responsible for Syria war escalation

Debka 23 Jun 2018

“Russia will ultimately bear responsibility for any for escalations in Syria,” Haley said....

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Iraq 'kills 45 IS leaders' in eastern Syria strike

BBC News 23 Jun 2018

Iraq says it has killed 45 Islamic State (IS) group militants, among them some senior leaders, in an air strike in eastern Syria....

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Iraq Military: Warplanes kill 45 IS members in Syria, including Baghdadi’s ‘personal courier’

Kurdistan Media 23 Jun 2018

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Iraqi warplanes continue to target Islamic State (IS) positions inside neighboring Syria with recent air raids ......

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UN chief calls for immediate end to military escalation in Syria

Deccan Chronicle 23 Jun 2018

United Nations. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate end to a military escalation in southwest Syria and a return to ceasefire arrangements agreed by Russia, the United States and Jordan ... President Bashar al-Assad has set his sights on retaking rebel-controlled parts of southern Syria ... "The Syrian regime's violations of the ceasefire in southwest Syria need to stop....

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Iraq bombs meeting of Islamic State leaders in Syria - military

This is Money 23 Jun 2018

BAGHDAD, June 23 (Reuters) - Iraq has launched an air attack on a gathering of Islamic State leaders inside neighbouring Syria, killing 45 members of the hardline militant group, its military said on Saturday ... Islamic State, which once occupied a third of Iraq's territory, has been largely defeated in the country but still poses a threat along the border with Syria....

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Spotlight: Turkey-U.S. Manbij deal could lead to further territorial division of Syria: analysts

Xinhua 23 Jun 2018

deal on resolving the dispute on the Syrian city of Manbij could lead to further territorial division in Syria, analysts said. Based on the deal concluded earlier this month, Turkish troops started Monday patrols on the outskirts of the previously Kurdish militia-controlled Manbij in northern Syria ... The Manbij model is also important for Syria's future," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Tuesday....

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Iraq says it killed 45 IS jihadists in Syria strike

This is Money 23 Jun 2018

An image grab from a video released by the Iraqi Security Media Centre on May 25, 2018, shows an air strike by the Iraqi air force targeting a huge building in Syria's eastern Hajin region it said targeted a meeting of jihadist IS "leaders". Iraq said Saturday it had killed 45 jihadists from the Islamic State group, including senior members, in an air strike in eastern Syria, the second such operation in less than a month....

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