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The Christian quarter of Damascus was destroyed in the 1860 civil war. The earliest known Syrian and first Arab to die for the United States was Private Nathan Badeen, an immigrant from Ottoman Syria who died fighting British forces during the American Revolutionary War on May 23, 1776, a month and a half prior to American independence. [16]
Charles Elachi, Rayak-born Lebanese, professor of electrical engineering and planetary science at Caltech and the former director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Fawwaz T. Ulaby Damascus-born Syrian, professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, former Vice President of Research for the University of Michigan; first Arab-American winner of the IEEE Edison Medal
Pages in category "American people of Syrian descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 202 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Ivonne Attas (born 1943) – Syrian-born Venezuelan telenovela soap opera actress and politician; Yasser Azmeh – comedian and director; Teri Hatcher – American actress and singer, she has Syrian ancestry from her mother's side. Wentworth Miller – American actor and screenwriter, he has Syrian ancestry from his mother's side. Abbas al ...
After dedicating his life to fighting the regime of Assad, Mazen Al-Hamada did not live to see it fall. A symbol of resilience and courage, the famous Syrian activist was found dead in the ...
American football. Alex Agase – Assyrian American – top level American Football (Gridiron) player [52] [53] Lou Agase – Assyrian American – top level American Football (Gridiron) player [53] Boxing. Mustafa Hamsho; Sammy Merza – USA based middleweight [54] Anwar Oshana – Assyrian American super middleweight boxer, Illinois State ...
BY ROD MCGUIRK CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday described a photograph of a Sydney-born 7-year-old boy clutching the severed head of a Syrian soldier as ...
A viral image shared on X claims to show Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arriving in Damascus following a visit to Russia. Verdict: False The claim is false, as the image shows al-Assad visiting ...