It doesn't matter whether you can find Syria on a map. It matters whether you can find it on Google.

Geography has always punished Syria. The country lacks significant natural barriers, both within its territory and along its borders.

A short history of Syria, in maps The most influential people, groups and events that shaped Syria’s role in the Middle East ...

The geography of Syria complicates efforts to end the nearly five-year-old war in the country. With deserts in the south and the great plains of the fertile crescent in the east, there are only ...

What if you can read them clearly on a map? The same geographic preoccupations are visible now in Russia’s intervention in Syria on behalf of Putin’s ally, Bashar al-Assad.

Four American adversaries gained under Syria's new geography. Mr. al-Assad's control expanded. Iran, a long-time Syrian ally, could gain a long supply route to its proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Over the past two years, pundits have been aghast as Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea, started a shadow war in eastern Ukraine, doubled down on his support for Syrian dictator ...

This detailed Syria map shows what territory ISIS is truly fighting for By Pamela Engel Jun 30, 2015, 10:08 AM PT ...

Outline the characteristics of the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 With reference to the map ‘The largest earthquakes in the region this century’ analyse the earthquake data ...

During the debate tonight, Mitt Romney mentioned that Syria is important because it’s Iran’s “route to the sea.” The thing is, Iran doesn’t even border Syria, as you can see on our ...

But a quick look at the map show Russia’s actions are part of a pattern dating back centuries — Russia’s never-ending quest for warm-water ports in the West. As geopolitical strategists Sir Halford ...