Foreign policy maven Steve Clemons is pretty sure he could find Syria on a map. "But don't test me on Sub-Saharan Africa," he says. He argues that insofar as we're going to test people's geography ...

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.

Map Shows Middle East Alliances: Russia, Iran, Israel, ... A s rebels in Syria make new advances against government forces, ... with local geography playing a significant role in how states reacted.

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 Bashar al ...

The thing is, Iran doesn’t even border Syria, as you can see on our childishly annotated map above. And Iran already has access to the sea on its southern border.

This detailed Syria map shows what territory ISIS is truly fighting for. By Pamela Engel. 2015-06-30T17:08:38Z Share. Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link. An icon in the shape of ...

Russia's senior military officer Sergei Rudskoi sits below a map of Syria screened during a briefing at the Russian Defence Ministry headquarters in Moscow on April 14, 2018, following overnight ...

Cutting through what would otherwise be the desert of Syria, Islamic State’s territory in Syria is located mostly along the Euphrates. Moving north from Iraq’s Anbar province, the group ...