Eastern Syria

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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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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

Referenced by (11)

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Operation Okra region Eastern Syria
Deir ez-Zor locatedInRegion Eastern Syria
this entity surface form: eastern Syria
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces operatesIn Eastern Syria
subject surface form: Syrian Democratic Forces
this entity surface form: eastern Syria
AANES locatedIn Eastern Syria
this entity surface form: eastern Syria
Democratic Union Party regionOfActivity Eastern Syria
this entity surface form: eastern Syria
Al-Tanf border crossing locatedIn Eastern Syria
this entity surface form: eastern Syria
Deir ez-Zor Museum locatedIn Eastern Syria
this entity surface form: eastern Syria
Deir ez-Zor Museum collectionGeography Eastern Syria
this entity surface form: eastern Syria
Al-Furat University (campus) locatedIn Eastern Syria
this entity surface form: eastern Syria
Al-Furat University (campus) regionServed Eastern Syria
this entity surface form: eastern Syria