The Middle Eastern country had been ruled by outside powers and dictators for centuries before its revolution was realized.

If you have a mental map of the Middle East ... are oppressed by occupiers and invaders.” He left Syria to fight against the US Army in Iraq, became an Al Qaeda leader, was captured, and ...

Syria, with a population of about 22 million people, is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean sea. It borders Turkey to the north, Lebanon and Israel to the west and south west ...