This allowed Preventing_or_letting the power vacuum which the civil war Military_operation had fostered Creating in the Caliphate 's provinces to grow Expansion , and several local rulers sprang up in Jazira , Syria and Egypt .

The boat was reportedly carrying Bringing migrants from Syria , and at least 34 individuals were later confirmed Check dead Death .

The Organization of the Islamic Conference , the Arab League , Syria , Egypt and Iran condemned Judgment_communication Israel 's responsive Response air strikes Attack on militants .

Iranian forces are operating Being_in_operation in Syria in support Supporting of Bashar al-Assad 's government .

With increasing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Iranian involvement in Syria from 2011 , the conflict had shifted Change from proxy warfare into direct confrontation by early 2018 .

Israel suspects Tehran is pursuing Aiming the goal of forming Coming_to_be a continuous land transport Sending route from Iran via Iraq and Syria to Lebanon , and if Tehran succeeds `` it would be a strategic game-changer . ''

Israeli government is convinced Coming_to_believe that Iran is interested in creating Creating territorial contiguity from Iran to the Mediterranean and in transferring Military_operation military forces – including naval vessels , fighter planes and thousands of troops – to permanent bases in Syria and is trying to `` Lebanonize '' Syria and take over Military_operation using Using Shi'ite militias , as it had done with Hezbollah in Lebanon .

Israeli government is convinced Coming_to_believe that Iran is interested in creating Creating territorial contiguity from Iran to the Mediterranean and in transferring Military_operation military forces – including naval vessels , fighter planes and thousands of troops – to permanent bases in Syria and is trying to `` Lebanonize '' Syria and take over Military_operation using Using Shi'ite militias , as it had done with Hezbollah in Lebanon .

In 2017 , Israeli intelligence discovered Know an Iranian base being built Building in Syria just 50 km from the Israeli border .

Israel and Syria have observed Perception_active a truce since Israel reaffirmed Statement its control over most of the Golan Heights in the 1973 Yom Kippur War , but the Syrian Civil War , which began Process_start in 2011 , has led to Causation several incidents of fire exchange Exchange across the once-peaceful borders .

The Israeli military is reportedly preparing GetReady itself for potential threats should there be a power vacuum in Syria .

Some experts say Statement that while the encroaching militant forces on Israel 's border will heighten security measures , the advancements are not likely to create Creating significant changes to Israel 's policy disengagement in the Syria crisis .

In March 2017 , Syria launched anti-aircraft missiles towards Israeli-controlled part of the Golan Heights , allegedly targeting Aiming Israeli IAF aircraft , which Syria claimed Statement were on their way to attack Attack targets in Palmyra ( Syria ) .

In March 2017 , Syria launched anti-aircraft missiles towards Israeli-controlled part of the Golan Heights , allegedly targeting Aiming Israeli IAF aircraft , which Syria claimed Statement were on their way to attack Attack targets in Palmyra ( Syria ) .

In March 2017 , Syria launched anti-aircraft missiles towards Israeli-controlled part of the Golan Heights , allegedly targeting Aiming Israeli IAF aircraft , which Syria claimed Statement were on their way to attack Attack targets in Palmyra ( Syria ) .

Israel denied Syria 's claim Statement that one jet fighter was shot down Use_firearm and another damaged Damaging .

Israel has not reported Reporting any pilots or aircraft missing in Syria , or anywhere else in the Middle East following the incident .

Iran , in contact Connect with the U.S. over the fight Hostile_encounter against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has said Telling that Israel would be at risk if the U.S. and its coalition sought to topple Assad .

Lt. Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim of the Dubai Police Force said Statement the suspects tracked Motion Al-Mabhouh to Dubai from Damascus , Syria .

On 1 December , British troops based in Syria occupied Control Kilis .

British forces Military_operation based in Syria occupied Control Maraş , Urfa and Birecik , while French forces embarked Self_motion by gunboats and sent Sending troops to the Black Sea ports of Zonguldak and Karadeniz Ereğli commanding Control Turkey 's coal mining region .

On 6 January 2012 , a bomb Attack exploded Attack in the Al-Midan district of Damascus , Syria .

Training Practice camps were opened Process_start in Syria and in Lebanon 's Beqaa Valley and propaganda Communication teams were sent Sending across the border to make contact Communication with the local populations .

The Houla massacre Killing ( ) was an attack Attack that took place Process_start on May 25 , 2012 , in the midst of the Syrian Civil War Hostile_encounter , in the town of Taldou , in the Houla Region of Syria , a string of towns northwest of Homs .

On June 1 , the U.N. Human Rights Council voted Deciding 41-6 to condemn Judgment_communication Syria for the massacre Killing in the town of Houla and called Request for an international criminal inquiry Criminal_investigation into the events ; delegates from Russia , China , Bolivia , Sudan , and Cuba were among those voting Choosing against the resolution .

Later , on June 27 , the council published Publishing a report Reporting on rights violations in Syria where it tempered its previous position on the culpability Committing_crime of the Syrian government in the attacks Attack .

The Ghouta chemical attack Attack occurred Presence in Ghouta , Syria during the Syrian Civil War Hostile_encounter , in the early hours of 21 August 2013 .

Two opposition-controlled areas in the suburbs around Damascus , Syria were struck Attack by rockets containing the chemical agent sarin .

Inspectors from the United Nations Mission already in Syria to investigate Research an earlier alleged chemical weapons attack Attack requested Request access to sites in Ghouta the day after the attack Attack and called Request for a ceasefire Process_end to allow Preventing_or_letting inspectors to visit Traveling the Ghouta sites .

Hussein declared Expressing_publicly martial law on 16 September and from 17 to 27 September his forces Causation deployed Arranging into Palestinian-controlled areas in what became Becoming known as Black September in Jordan , nearly triggering Process_start a regional war involving Cause_to_be_included Syria , Iraq , and Israel .

By the early 1990s , Hezbollah , with support Supporting from Syria and Iran , emerged Coming_to_be as the leading group and military power , monopolizing guerrilla activity in South Lebanon .

Minister of Higher Education Mohammad Yahya Mu'ala said Statement that President Bashar al-Assad gave Giving his instructions Education_teaching to rehabilitate Recovering what has been destroyed Destroying in Aleppo University as soon as possible to ensure the process of the education and exams Testing at the university , and rehabilitate Recovering all universities and institutions affected Influence and damaged Damaging at the hands of `` terrorism Terrorism which targets Syria and its people '' .

The union expressed Expressing_publicly pride in `` the sacrifices of the Syrian Arab Army , wishing mercy upon the martyrs of Syria and the University of Aleppo '' .

After the failure of the Second Crusade of 1147-1149 , the Zengid dynasty controlled Control a unified Syria and engaged Hostile_encounter in a conflict Hostile_encounter with the Fatimid rulers of Egypt .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Tawahin ( , `` Battle Hostile_encounter of the Mills '' ) was fought Hostile_encounter in 885 between the forces of the Abbasid Caliphate under Abu ' l-Abbas ibn al-Muwaffaq ( the future Caliph al-Mu'tadid ) and the autonomous Tulunid ruler of Egypt and Syria , Khumarawayh .

Following Khumarawayh 's ascension Change_of_leadership to power in 884 , the Abbasid central government decided Deciding to reassert Recovering its control Control over the provinces ruled by him and invaded Attack northern Syria that year .

As a result of the battle Hostile_encounter , the Abbasid forces were forced Causation to withdraw Escaping from Syria , and Tulunid control Control over the province was reaffirmed .

In the following year the Abbasid government agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to a treaty Sign_agreement which formally recognized Agree_or_refuse_to_act Khumarawayh 's rule Control over both Egypt and Syria .

The Second Battle of Homs was fought Hostile_encounter in western Syria on 29 October 1281 , between the armies of the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt and the Ilkhanate , a division of the Mongol Empire centered on Iran .

The battle was part of Abaqa Khan 's attempt at taking Syria from the Mamluks .

The two armies met Come_together south of Homs , a city in western Syria .

By September , sectarian clashes Hostile_encounter and bloodshed in Homs between Alawites and Sunnis played Competition a larger role in Homs than in the rest of Syria .

Furthermore , foreign powers , such as Israel and Syria , became Becoming involved Cause_to_be_included in the war Hostile_encounter and fought Hostile_encounter alongside different factions .

The Six-Day War ( , `` Milhemet Sheshet Ha Yamim '' ; Arabic : , `` an-Naksah '' , `` The Setback '' or , `` Ḥarb 1967 '' , `` War of 1967 '' ) , also known as the June War , 1967 Arab–Israeli War , or Third Arab–Israeli War , was fought Hostile_encounter between 5 and 10 June 1967 by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt ( known at the time as the United Arab Republic ) , Jordan , and Syria .

Egypt and Jordan agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to a ceasefire on 8 June , and Syria agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act on 9 June ; they signed Writing a ceasefire with Israel on 11 June .

Its victory humiliated Bodily_harm Egypt , Jordan , and Syria , leading Causation Nasser to resign in shame ; he was later reinstated Recovering after protests in Egypt against his resignation .

By 642 AD , under Caliph Umar , Arab Muslim forces had laid Placing control Control of Mesopotamia ( 638 ) , Syria ( 641 ) , Egypt ( 642 ) , and had invaded Attack Armenia , all previously territories split Motion between the warring Hostile_encounter Byzantine and Persian Empires , and were concluding Process_end their conquest Conquering of the Persian Empire with their defeat Conquering of the Persian army at the Battle Hostile_encounter of Nahāvand .

The effects Influence of the Tunisian Revolution spread Dispersal strongly to five other countries : Libya , Egypt , Yemen , Syria and Bahrain , where either the regime was toppled Change_of_leadership or major uprisings Change_of_leadership and social Social_event violence Violence occurred Coming_to_be , including riots Violence , civil wars Military_operation or insurgencies Change_of_leadership .

The early hopes that these popular movements would end Process_end corruption , increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale political participation , and bring about Causation greater economic equity quickly collapsed Destroying in the wake of the counter-revolutionary moves by foreign state actors in Yemen and of the Saudi–UAE-linked military deep state in Egypt , the regional and international military interventions Response in Bahrain and Yemen , and the destructive Destroying civil wars Military_operation in Syria , Iraq , Libya and Yemen .

The emergence Coming_to_be of Muslim Arabs from Arabia in the 630s resulted in Causation the rapid loss Earnings_and_losses of Byzantium 's southern provinces ( Syria and Egypt ) to the Arab Caliphate .