920 to 976 , the Byzantines finally broke Bodily_harm through the Muslim defences and restored Recovering their control over northern Syria and Greater Armenia .

The last century of the Arab–Byzantine wars Hostile_encounter was dominated Control by frontier conflicts with the Fatimids in Syria , but the border remained stable until the appearance Presence of a new people , the Seljuk Turks , after 1060 .

Saint Thomas in the Syriac-speaking culture of upper Mesopotamia and Syria the apostle was called Name_conferral Judas Thomas .

After Yazid died Death in November , the siege was abandoned GiveUp and Umayyad authority collapsed Destroying throughout the caliphate except in certain parts of Syria ; most provinces recognized Ibn al-Zubayr as caliph .

The killing of a senior figure closely linked Connect with the anti-Assad camp in Lebanon led to Causation immediate speculation that Syria , or its allies , were behind the attack in Beirut .

Al-Hassan had also led the investigation that implicated Syria and its ally Hezbollah in the killing of the former prime minister Rafik Hariri .

After the end Process_end of the War the Ottoman Empire offered Giving to harbour the Circassians who did not wish to accept Response the rule of a Christian monarch , and many emigrated Escaping to Anatolia , the heart of the Ottoman territory and ended up Process_end in modern Turkey , Syria , Jordan , Palestine , Israel , Iraq and Kosovo .

Opération Chammal is the French military operation which is currently ongoing in Iraq and Syria in an attempt to contain Containing the expansion of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and to support Supporting the Iraqi Army .

Airstrikes over Iraq started Process_start 19 September 2014 , airstrikes over Syria started Process_start by the end of September 2015 .

In response , French forces increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale their attacks against ISIL in Syria .

It attracted Influence people from the Middle East , North Africa , Europe and Central Asia , who then participated Participation in the conflict Hostile_encounter , but volunteers from the North Caucasus are also fighting Hostile_encounter in Syria .

Between 780–1180 , the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid & Fatimid caliphates in the regions of Iraq , Palestine , Syria , Anatolia and Southern Italy fought Hostile_encounter a series of wars for supremacy in the Eastern Mediterranean .

Consequently , large parts of Syria , excluding its capital city of Damascus , were taken Conquering by the Byzantines , even if only for a few years , with a new theme of Syria integrated Cause_to_amalgamate into the expanding Expansion empire .

Consequently , large parts of Syria , excluding its capital city of Damascus , were taken Conquering by the Byzantines , even if only for a few years , with a new theme of Syria integrated Cause_to_amalgamate into the expanding Expansion empire .

Syria would cease Process_end to exist Presence as a Byzantine province when the Turks took Conquering the city of Antioch in `` c '' .

Along with the host Social_event nation India , Sri Lanka , Lebanon , Syria and Kyrgyzstan competed Competition in the 15-day tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi .

Initially , many media organisations mistook Coming_to_believe it for the flag used Using by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ( ISIS ) ; Monis later demanded Request that an ISIS flag be brought Bringing to him .

The war began Process_start as part of a succession crisis in the Fatimid Caliphate , which began Process_start to crumble under the pressure of Syria and the Crusader states .

In 1171 Saladin became Becoming sultan of Egypt and the crusaders thereafter turned Change their attention to the defence of their kingdom , which , despite being surrounded Surrounding by Syria and Egypt , held Hold for another 16 years .

It controlled Control the main road that went Self_motion from the Persian province of Syria to Egypt .

Their complaints ranged from the original local environmental concerns to such issues Creating as the authoritarianism of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , curbs Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale on alcohol , a recent row about kissing Body_movement in public , and the war Hostile_encounter in Syria .

The main objective was to provide Supply proof of foreign fighters , mainly Syrian , passing Motion_directional through the borders between Iraq and Syria .

The Al-Otaiba ambush Terrorism was a successful military operation Military_operation conducted Action on 26 February 2014 by Hezbollah against al-Nusra militants at Al-Otaiba , a village in East Ghouta , near Damascus , Syria .

This led to Causation Turkey launching Military_operation Operation Martyr Yalçın , a series of airstrikes Attack against mostly Kurdish militant positions in Northern Iraq and Syria .

In 2014 , the advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) from Syria to Iraq 's western provinces prompted Causation the U.S. to intervene Hindering again , alongside other militaries , to combat ISIL .

Egypt , Jordan , Syria , and expeditionary forces from Iraq entered Palestine , even though Jordan had declared Expressing_publicly privately to Yishuv emissaries on 2 May that it would not attack the Jewish state .

By late June , Iraq had lost Earnings_and_losses control Control of its border with Jordan and Syria .

The operation involved Cause_to_be_included three waves of airstrikes Attack against ISIL positions in Syria and two waves of airstrikes Attack against PKK positions in Iraqi Kurdistan .

The first Battle Hostile_encounter of Homs was fought Hostile_encounter in Syria on December 10 , 1260 , between the Ilkhanates of Persia and the forces Hostile_encounter of Egypt .

After the historic Mamluk victory over the Ilkhanates at the Battle of Ain Jalut in September 1260 , Hulagu Khan of the Ilkhanate had the Ayyubid Sultan of Damascus and other Ayyubid princes executed Killing in revenge , thus effectively ending Process_end the dynasty in Syria .

However , the defeat at Ain Jalut forced Motion the Ilkhanate armies out of Syria and the Levant .

The main cities of Syria , Aleppo and Damascus were thus left open Openness to Mamluk occupation .

Due Causation to the open war Hostile_encounter between Hulagu and his cousin Berke of the Golden Horde during the civil war of the Mongol Empire , the Ilkhanate could only afford to send Sending 6,000 troops back into Syria to retake control of the lands .

This ended Process_end the first campaign into Syria by the Ilkhanate , though there were several later incursions , none of which ended Process_end with conquests lasting more than a year .

In order to attack Attack Damietta in Egypt , they allied Collaboration in Anatolia with the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm which attacked Attack the Ayyubids in Syria in an attempt to free the Crusaders from fighting Hostile_encounter on two fronts .

The 2014 Latakia offensive Military_operation was a rebel offensive Military_operation in the Latakia Governorate of Syria launched Process_start on 21 March 2014 by rebel Islamist groups including Al-Nusra Front , which called Name_conferral the offensive `` Anfal '' , while a coalition of Supreme Military Council rebel groups called Name_conferral the offensive Military_operation `` The Martyrs Mothers '' .

Observers have stated Statement a strategic aim was to force Request the Syrian army to redeploy Arranging forces to Latakia , which would relieve Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale pressure on other rebels elsewhere in Syria .

However , the unexpected rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) terror group—also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ( ISIS ) —led to a new operation against terror in the Middle East and South Asia , Operation Inherent Resolve .

The tournament was played Competition in the round-robin league format and the final was slated for 29 August in which India defeated Conquering Syria to claim its first title .

Along with the host nation India , Cambodia , Bangladesh , Syria and Kyrgyzstan also competed Competition in the 13-day tournament at the refurbished Ambedkar Stadium , where new floodlights had been put up Placing specially for this tournament .

His campaigns Military_operation in Syria are recorded Recording in the Second Book of Kings in the Hebrew Bible .

The Byzantine–Seljuq Wars were a series of decisive battles Hostile_encounter that shifted Change the balance of power in Asia Minor and Syria from the Byzantine Empire to the Seljuqs .

This offensive broke Destroying ISIL 's troop transport routes and supply lines between Mosul and Raqqa , the largest ISIL-controlled cities in Iraq and Syria at the time .

At the start Process_start of the demonstrations , Syria had been maintaining Preserving a force of roughly 14,000 soldiers and intelligence agents in Lebanon .

( For background information on Syria 's involvement in Lebanese politics , see Perception_active the articles Syrian occupation of Lebanon and the Lebanese Civil War . )

The Yom Kippur War , Ramadan War , or October War ( , ' , or מלחמת יום כיפור '' , `` ; , ' , or , ' ) , also known as the 1973 Arab–Israeli War , was a war fought from October 6 to 25 , 1973 , by a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel .

A cease-fire Process_end has been largely maintained Preserving between Israel and Baathist Syria , as well as with Lebanon .

The Sassanids had already captured Conquering Roman Syria and Palestine in the previous year .

After negotiations Communication with Byzantine Emperor Heraclius , a Byzantine ambassador was sent Sending to Persian Shahanshah Khosrau II , and Shahin withdrew Escaping again to Syria .

Despite the successful retreat Escaping back to Syria , the Persians did keep Temporary_stay Caesarea ( modern Kayseri ) and the key Armenian fortresses of Theodosiopolis ( modern Erzurum ) and Martyropolis .