Map of Eastern Turkey-in-Asia, Syria, and West Persia. Scale, 1/2,000,000, or 1 inch = 31.56 miles. (London: Royal Geographical Society, 1910.) THE issue of this map occurs at an opportune moment.

The radical Sunni Muslim group has seized many towns and cities in both Syria and Iraq since last year. Here's an animated map showing its gains since the start of 2013.

In Syria, the stunning downfall of the Assad regime brought jubilation to millions of people who had lived under 13 years of on-off civil war and brutal dictatorship.

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The U.S., despite lack of U.N. approval and growing demands for legal justifications, is determined to strike Syria in response to an Aug. 21 ...

This Map Shows Where the Syria Chemical Attack and U.S. Missile Strikes Took Place. 1 minute read. By Aric Jenkins. April 7, ... targeted the Shayrat air base in Homs, western Syria.