This index presents historical and modern wars and conflicts taking place in the present territory of, or relating to, Syria. Syria was granted independence by France in 1946. The territory had been administered by the French since the end of World War I. Prior to its defeat, the Ottoman Empire ruled the territory since the 16th century.
Map of Syria courtesy of CIA World Factbook
Druse Revolt 1925-27
World War II 1939-45
Israeli War of Independence 1948-49
Druse Uprising in Syria 1953-54
Turko-Syrian Border Incidents 1957
United Arab Republic Dissolution 1962
Syrian Nasserite Coup 1963
Syrian Urban Unrest 1964
Muslim Brotherhood: Syria 1965-85
Six Day War 1967
Black September: Jordan 1970-71
Syrian Military Coup 1970
Syrian Sponsored Terrorism 1970-86
Syrian Constitutional Violence 1973
October War 1973
Lebanon War 1982-1985
Syrian-Phalangist Coup: Lebanon 1990
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