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Syria
Coordinates: 35°N 38°E / 35°N 38°E
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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After US, UK stops funding militants amid Syria victory
Press TV 20 Aug 2018
The British daily The Guardian Monday the funding for the so-called Free Syria Police (FSP) is set to come to an end in September. The force was set up after 2011, when foreign-backed militancy started ravaging Syria ... PressTV-‘UK aid to Syria falling into terrorist hands’ ....
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Pressure to return builds on Syrian refugees in Lebanon
IRINnews 20 Aug 2018
Even as President Bashar al-Assad consolidates control over Syria, the seven-year war is not over and much of the country remains a war zone ... However, the registration centre employee said Hezbollah was negotiating debt forgiveness with the Lebanese government in order to allow refugees who owe money to return without paying, and that the group is also providing free transportation to Syria....
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UK cuts aid funding for programmes in rebel-held Syria
The Independent 20 Aug 2018
The security situation in Syria’s remaining rebel pockets means it is too risky to continue support for the Free Syria police force and Access to Justice and Community Service (Ajacs) programme, a government spokesperson confirmed to The Independent on Monday ... The decision comes as Syrian government forces close in on Syria’s northwestern Idlib province....
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Britain to axe funding for scheme supporting Syrian opposition
The Guardian 20 Aug 2018
Funding to support the operations of the Free Syria police force is set to come to an end in September, with government sources conceding the Access to Justice and Community Service (Ajacs) programme had become too difficult to deliver ... Instead, the focus in northern Syria is now on basic lifesaving needs, providing medicines and medical equipment and water and sanitation support....
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Britain to stop funding Free Syria opposition as Assad closes in
The Observer 20 Aug 2018
Funding to support the operations of the Free Syria police force is set to come to an end in September, with government sources conceding the Access to Justice and Community Service (Ajacs) programme had become too difficult to deliver ... Instead, the focus in northern Syria is now on basic lifesaving needs, providing medicines and medical equipment and water and sanitation support....
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August foreign film series presents ‘In Syria’ on Wednesday
Steamboat Pilot 19 Aug 2018
Bud Werner Memorial Library's free foreign film series continues with "In Syria," an award-winning drama by writer/director Philippe Van Leeuw, screening at 7 p.m ... Due to river closures, the race will be held at Old Town Hot Springs, and entry to the facility will be free to race spectators ... Most festival events are free and do not require registration, but a few events with limited availability do require advance registration....
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5 crucial things to know about the tensions between the US and Turkey
Business Insider 18 Aug 2018
Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey is key launching pad for the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and is also home to a U.S ... Turkey's military and the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army are also heavily involved in operations in northwest Syria near Idlib province ... and Turkey would soon begin conducting joint patrols in northern Syria near the volatile city of Manbij....
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UN Report Finds ISIS Given “Breathing Space” in US-Occupied Areas of Syria
Information Clearing House 17 Aug 2018
August 16, 2018 "Information Clearing House" - A recent report from the UN Security Council’s Sanctions Monitoring Team has found that many of the places in Syria where the terror group Daesh (ISIS) continues to operate, recuperate and extract oil for profit are in areas of the country occupied by the United States ... Syria Live Map....
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UAE beat East Timor to keep bid for Asian Games football gold alive
The National 16 Aug 2018
It was a much-needed win following their 1-0 defeat to Syria earlier this week. Shaheen Al Darmaki found the net from a free kick on two minutes ... Rufino Gana scored a consolation goal off a counter attack three minutes from time. ______________ ... On Sunday the UAE will take on China, who followed up their 6-0 thrashing of East Timor with a 3-0 victory over Syria to go top of Group C ... ....
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Turkish warplanes conduct strikes on Shingal: sources
Kurdistan Media 15 Aug 2018
According to the sources, there were some airstrikes to the west of Baraa village, located close to the border with Syria. “The Free Yezidi Foundation is very worried that Turkey has started striking Sinjar....
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Syria declares border crossing with Jordan ready to receive Syrian refugees
Xinhua 14 Aug 2018
When Jordan closed the crossing in 2015, the Hashemite kingdom has suffered from big losses as 70 percent of the country's exports and imports were through Syria, according to Nabil Ruman, head of the Investors Board of the Jordanian Free Zone....
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Journalist Austin Tice has been missing in Syria for six years
Stars and Stripes 14 Aug 2018
Little is known about the whereabouts or condition of Austin Tice, a freelance journalist who was kidnapped in Syria six years ago ... The photos show children and daily life in Syria, the focus of Tice's articles that were published by The Washington Post, McClatchy, Agence France-Presse and others ... "It is time to see Austin walk free ... Syria is the most dangerous country in the world for journalists....
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US seeking to ‘stab’ Turkey
The News International 14 Aug 2018
Turkey and the United States, two Nato allies, have been locked in bitter disputes over a string of issues from a pastor’s detention on terror charges to the war in Syria. The dispute has severely hit the Turkish currency which has been in the free fall since Friday ... The dispute has severely hit the Turkish currency which has been in the free fall since Friday....
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