In the early hours of December 8, groups opposing the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ... in the area in more than a decade. The map below shows the territorial control of various ...
Map: Where is Syria and how are its neighbours involved? Syria, with a population of about 22 million people, is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean sea. It borders Turkey to the north ...
The collapse of the Syrian state is one of the most consequential geopolitical events in the Mideast in decades.