Syria History

Based on more than five years of clandestine reporting on the front lines, No Turning Back is an utterly engrossing human drama full of vivid, indelible characters that shows how hope can flourish even amid one of the 21st century's greatest humanitarian disasters.

Napoleon in Egypt: The History and Legacy of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria chronicles one of the legendary French leader’s most forgotten campaigns. You will learn about Napoleon’s time in Egypt like never before.

Napoleon Bonaparte’s Invasion of the Levant: The History and Legacy of the French Campaign in Syria chronicles one of the French leader’s most forgotten campaigns. You will learn about the French invasion of the Levant like never before.

Tras la muerte de Nur-al-Din, sultán de Siria, Saladino emprendería la conquista del territorio sirio protagonizando una serie de feroces batallas en las que se tuvo que enfrentar con sus peores enemigos. Pero gracias a su grandiosa habilidad guerrera tomó posesión de dicho país convirtiéndose en el sultán de Siria y en uno de los grandes gobernantes del mundo islámico, cuya figura es símbolo de caballerosidad medieval y por ello goza de admiración en varios culturas de Medio Oriente.

In 2019, Turkey’s incursion into northeastern Syria and acceptance of components for a Russian S-400 surface-to-air defense system brought bilateral tensions to crisis levels and contributed to the possibility of sanctions or other actions from Congress. Events in Syria and a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey appear to have led Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to act more independently from the United States and cultivate closer ties with Russia and its President Vladimir Putin.