Syria, a country with a population of about 22 million people, is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean sea. It borders Turkey to the ... trying to redraw the map of the region.

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Israeli strikes on Hama and Homs this week come amid an escalation in tensions with Turkey, as both countries seek to gain ...

Turkey and Iran - are actively working on implementing a memorandum on creating de-escalation zones in Syria, including on drawing up a map and establishing checkpoints, Kazakhstan’s Foreign ...