This last theme became particularly relevant as we traveled to Turkey for a week. I’ll admit to having some trepidation prior to visiting. First, Turkey shares a southern border with Syria and the complexity of the crisis surrounding their civil war and other factors has made for a heated ...
The geography of the region is diverse, with theGolan Heightsoverlooking the north and the arid Negev Desert spanning the southern part of Israel. The Dead Sea, lying on the border of Israel and the West Bank, is the lowest point on the surface of Earth. The region includes cities like B...
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A Byzantine mosaic map from the 6th century ce shows Rafah near the “border of Egypt and Palestine” before it came under Arab Muslim rule decades later. In the late 10th century, at a time when the southern Levant was again a battlefield between forces from Egypt and Syria, the ...
seized the opportunity to replace Gamelin and for that purpose summoned Gen.Maxime Weygandfrom Syria. Weygand did not arrive until May 19, and thus for three critical days the Supreme Command was without direction. Britannica Quiz Pop Quiz: 17 Things to Know About World War II...
Syria Rojava Ar-Raqqah GovernorateTel AbyadTell Abyad is a town in northern Syria. It is the administrative center of the Tell Abyad District within the Raqqa Governorate. Located along the Balikh River, it constitutes a divided city with the bordering city of Akçakale in Turkey....
He landed in Beirut at 10 a.m. and flew to Istanbul the same day, reaching the southern town of Izmir by night fall. September 26 waiting in turkey There was a storm in Izmir and the seas were choppy, making the journey to Greece very dangerous. ...
Some foreign ministries, especially those of several Arab countries as well as Turkey, Russia, and China, refrained from condemning Hamas specifically and instead urged restraint. In the war’s initial stages, U.S. Pres. Joe Biden pledged unequivocal support for Israel, and on October 18 he ...
The Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BCE was the last battle fought by Alexander the Great during his Asian campaign. Alexander’s army defeated the forces of the Indian king Porus. Alexander’s superior tactics, including crossing a river in pouring rain t