Eastern Syria

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geographical region region of Syria

Eastern Syria is a predominantly desert region along the Euphrates River that became a key battleground and strategic area during the Syrian Civil War and the fight against ISIS.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
eastern Syria	9
Eastern Syria canonical	2

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ region of Syria ⓘ
borderCrossingWithIraq	Al-Qaim–Abu Kamal border crossing ⓘ surface form: Al-Bukamal–Al-Qaim crossing
bordersCountry	Iraq ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Turkey ⓘ
conflictPeriod	from 2011 onward ⓘ
controlledByAtVariousTimes	Iran-led regional axis ⓘ surface form: Iran-backed militias Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Syrian Arab Army ⓘ Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces ⓘ surface form: Syrian Democratic Forces US-led coalition partner forces ⓘ
country	Syria ⓘ
crossedBy	M20 highway ⓘ M4 highway NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDeFactoAuthorityInParts	Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture along Euphrates River ⓘ natural gas production ⓘ oil production ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup	Arabs ⓘ Assyrians ⓘ Kurds ⓘ
hasMajorRiver	Euphrates ⓘ surface form: Euphrates River
hasMilitaryPresenceOf	Iran-backed groups ⓘ Russia ⓘ Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces ⓘ surface form: Syrian Democratic Forces United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasReligiousGroup	Christianity ⓘ surface form: Christians Sunni Islam ⓘ surface form: Sunni Muslims
hasResource	natural gas fields ⓘ oil fields ⓘ
includesCity	Al-Bukamal ⓘ Al-Hasakah ⓘ Al-Mayadin ⓘ Deir ez-Zor ⓘ Raqqa ⓘ
includesGovernorate	Deir ez-Zor ⓘ surface form: Deir ez-Zor Governorate Hasakah Governorate ⓘ Raqqa ⓘ surface form: Raqqa Governorate
locatedIn	Middle East ⓘ Western Eurasia ⓘ surface form: Western Asia
notableBattle	Battle of Kobani ⓘ surface form: Battle of Kobani (affecting broader eastern region) Battle of Raqqa ⓘ surface form: Battle of Raqqa (2017) Eastern Syria campaign (2017–2019) ⓘ surface form: Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017)
partOf	Syrian Desert ⓘ
sawMajorOffensive	Russian-backed operations ⓘ Syrian Democratic Forces offensives ⓘ Syrian government offensives ⓘ US-led coalition campaign against ISIS ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of Euphrates River corridor ⓘ control of oil and gas resources ⓘ land corridor between Iraq and Syria ⓘ
terrainType	desert ⓘ semi-arid steppe ⓘ
wasBattlegroundIn	Syrian Civil War ⓘ surface form: Syrian civil war war against ISIS ⓘ