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In the meantime, Zengi was assassinated and his territory was divided among his sons, one of whom, Nur ad-Din, emir of Aleppo, made an alliance with Damascus. When the European crusaders arrived, they and the nobles of Jerusalem agreed to attack Damascus. Their siege, however, was a complete failure. When the city seemed to be on the verge of ...
The new Damascus state lost four Qada's (sub-districts) that had been part of the Vilayet (district) of Damascus during Ottoman times to the mainly Christian Mount Lebanon to create the new State of Greater Lebanon. The territory separated from Damascus corresponds today to the Biqa' valley plus south Lebanon. Damascus, and later Syria ...
Damascus Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة دمشق Muḥāfaẓat Dimashq) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. Completely surrounded by the Rif Dimashq Governorate , it consists only of the city of Damascus , the capital of Syria.
A visual guide to the latest developments as advancing Syrian fighters set their sights on Damascus. ... the rebels have swept south from what was the last remaining territory under their control ...
DAMASCUS − Israel denied its forces had penetrated Syrian territory beyond a northern buffer zone after Syrian sources said the incursion had extended to within 15 miles of the capital Damascus.
Syria, [d] officially the Syrian Arab Republic, [e] [15] is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant.It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest.
Reports from Syrian sources said that Israel had breached Syrian territory beyond the occupied Golan Heights - and were just 25km from the Syrian capital of Damascus - were strongly refuted by ...
To immediately prevent the reestablishment of Iranian arms smuggling routes to Lebanon through Syrian territory and border crossings. To continue destroying strategic heavy weapons systems throughout Syria, including air defense networks, missile systems, and coastal defense installations.