The map shows control divided between government forces, rebels with the ethnic Kurdish minority, rebels with the extremist Islamist group ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), and the mainline ...

Syria was placed under French rule in 1922. Anti-colonial feeling strengthened a sense of Syrian identity among different ethnic and religious groups.

How Syria Could Be Permanently Ripped Apart, In Two Maps By Jeremy Bender 2014-02-21T18:49:31Z ...

QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Representatives of Kurdish groups in Syria called Saturday for a democratic state that gives the country's Kurds their ethnic rights after the fall of Bashar Assad.

Syria’s Factions Explained in a Map. ... Distinct ethnic and religious groups have called for self-determination for more than a century since their land was absorbed into the larger, ...

QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Representatives of Kurdish groups in Syria called Saturday for a democratic state that gives the country's Kurds their ethnic rights after the fall of Bashar Assad.

12/18/2024 December 18, 2024. Syria's population, comprising various ethnic and religious groups, makes it one of the most diverse countries in the Middle East. DW takes a closer look.

BEIRUT: Seven years of war and massive displacement have redrawn Syria's demographic map, erecting borders between the country's ethnic, religious, and political communities that will be hard to ...

The Kurds are an ethnic minority group. Türkiye is at odds with the SDF forces, which it says are allied to another group of Kurdish militants that has fought Türkiye for 40 years.

Representatives of Kurdish groups in Syria called Saturday for a democratic state that gives the country’s Kurds their ethnic rights after the fall of Bashar Assad. Kurds in Syria were ...

Representatives of Kurdish groups in Syria called Saturday for a democratic state that gives the country’s Kurds their ethnic rights after the fall of Bashar Assad.. Some 400 people representing ...