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Syrian ArmySyria’s former army fought Israel and defended the Assad regime through decades of war and internal repression. After the regime fell in December 2024, the force was dissolved and a new army assembled from armed factions.Syriac Orthodox ChurchThe Syriac Orthodox Church is an ancient Oriental Orthodox communion rooted in the Patriarchate of Antioch. Its West Syriac worship and communal institutions have endured theological division, mass violence, displacement and modern political upheaval.RaqqaRaqqa is a city on the Euphrates in Syria with a long Jewish history. It became the Islamic State’s Syrian capital during the civil war and was captured by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in 2017.Operation Inherent ResolveOperation Inherent Resolve is the U.S.-led coalition campaign launched in 2014 against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. After the group lost its final territorial enclave in 2019, the campaign continued through operations against its surviving cells and support for local partners.Middle EastThe Middle East is a region linking Israel, neighboring Arab countries, Iran and surrounding lands at a strategic gateway between Europe, Asia and Africa. Its ancient cultures, religious traditions, energy resources and waterways have shaped world history and modern international affairs.Maher al-AssadMaher al-Assad, brother of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, commanded the Syrian Army’s Fourth Armored Division. His division helped sustain the Assad regime through captagon trafficking and cooperated with forces of the Iranian regime in Syria, including on weapons transfers to Hezbollah.LevantThe Levant is the eastern Mediterranean region encompassing Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Its history connects the ancient Land of Israel and Jerusalem with successive empires, modern states, religious communities and regional conflicts.History of the Jews in SyriaJewish communities lived in Syria from antiquity through the modern era, with major centers in Aleppo and Damascus. Their scholarship and religious heritage survived centuries of changing rule, but anti-Jewish violence and Syrian state persecution drove most Syrian Jews into exile during the twentieth century.

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