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The history of Syria covers events which occurred on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic and events which occurred in the region of Syria.Throughout ancient times the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic was occupied and ruled by several empires, including the Sumerians, Mitanni, Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Hittites, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Arameans, Amorites, Persians, Greeks ...
The U.S. began applying pressure on Syria to end its occupation and cease interfering with internal Lebanese matters. [72] In 2004, many believe Syria pressured Lebanese MPs to back a constitutional amendment to revise term limitations and allow Lebanon's two term pro-Syrian president Émile Lahoud to run for a third time.
1948 Arab–Israeli War: Syria was involved in the war. 1958: 1 February: The United Arab Republic (UAR) was formed by the union of Syria and Egypt. 1961: 28 September: Following a military coup Syria seceded from the UAR, reestablishing itself as the Syrian Arab Republic. 1967: 5 June: Six-Day War: A war with Israel began.
This timeline tries to show dates of important historical events that happened in or that led to the rise of the Middle East/ South West Asia .The Middle East is the territory that comprises today's Egypt, the Persian Gulf states, Iran, Iraq, Israel and Palestine, Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
[citation needed] In July 1949, Syria was the last Arab country to sign an armistice agreement with Israel. In March 1949, Syria's national government was overthrown by a military coup d'état led by Husni al-Zaim in a coup. Some authors claim involvement by the United States CIA. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Syria, [g] officially the Syrian Arab Republic, [h] [17] 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.
History of Syria including Lebanon and Palestine [1] is a book written by Philip Khuri Hitti and published in 1951.. Amazon.com writes about it: A brilliant history of the land into which more historical and cultural events were crowded than perhaps into any area of equal size.
In return, Syria pledged to support France in times of war, including the use of its air space, and to allow France to maintain two military bases on Syrian territory. Other political, economic and cultural provisions were included. Atassi returned to Syria in triumph on 27 September 1936 and was elected President of the Republic in November.