Map: Where is Syria and how are its neighbours ... south-west of Damascus. Israel seized the territory from Syria in the closing stages of the 1967 Six-Day War and unilaterally annexed it in ...
But it also fragmented Syria's territory, with several armed factions now jostling for control, and international players anxious to preserve their regional interests amid the chaos. Here's a map ...
Rebels have launched a major offensive against the government in Syria, seizing cities in a lightning advance that has expanded the territory under ... to redraw the map of the region.
This was apparently the first time a sitting Israeli leader had entered Syrian territory. Netanyahu said he had been on the summit of Mount Hermon 53 years ago as a soldier, but the summit’s ...