Syria (Capital: Damascus)
- Violence erupted between Sunni Bedouin tribal fighters and Druze militias in Sweida, Syria
- Political Features
- Location: In the Middle East and is a part of Levant Region.
- Bordering Nations: Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey.
- Bordering Water bodies: Mediterranean Sea
- Geographical Features
- Important River: The Euphrates
- Its area includes territory in the Golan Heights that has been occupied by Israel since 1967.
