Both Russia and Iran have deep, multifaceted, and long-standing connections to Syria. During the Cold War, Damascus emerged as the Soviet Union s most loyal Middle Eastern ally, and the relationship regained vibrancy in the 2000s as Vladimir Putin strove
Today marks 12 days since the start of the Syrian revolution in which Syrians gathered to call for freedom, political reform and respect for human rights. https://twitter.com/Karam Shaar/status/1635.
50,000+ people have been killed in Syria and Turkey by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, one of the most powerful quakes in the region for more than a century.