Data as of Dec. 3, 2024. On Nov. 26, Syrian rebels launched a surprise offensive, attacking from areas to the north and northwest of Aleppo. They swept into the city on Nov. 29-30, forcing out ...

Syrian designer Fares Cachoux creates heartbreaking and hopeful posters of his country’s struggle. When the Syrian revolution began, Syrian-born graphic designer Fares Cachoux was living abroad.

Our seven maps below illustrate how Syria became a country and the forces that have made it so unstable. Syria’s cities are among the oldest in the world, but the concept of Syria as a country ...