Thousands of miles from the bloodshed in Syria, Robert Cross works at his computer in his home an hour west of Toronto gathering information from online and on-the-ground sources to chart the progress ...

This video charts the Israeli invasion of Syria day by day, mapping the movements, battles, and turning points of the campaign. Through detailed visuals and analysis, it tracks territorial advances, ...

Countries and cities: Map key -- Regional satellite map -- Regional physical map -- Regional political map -- Afghanistan -- Bahrain -- Cyprus -- Egypt -- Iran ...

Streams of Facebook, Instagram and other social media posts shared by smartphone-toting children and families at border crossings are providing U.S. intelligence analysts with a real-time map of the ...

This story appears in the March 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. By the end of 2013, Syria’s bloody and complex civil war had displaced some nine million men, women, and children (view map) ...

QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) - A new bus service linking Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeast with the government-held west, unthinkable before Islamic State was driven from the area, is raising hopes of ...

Prompted by yesterday’s suspected chemical attacks in Syria, National Geographic has released footage from the upcoming doc Hell On Earth: The Fall Of Syria And The Rise of ISIS. Filmmaker Sebastian ...

Following its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, National Geographic Documentary Films announced today the world television premiere of HELL ON EARTH: THE FALL OF SYRIA AND THE RISE OF ISIS, a new ...

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. In this new 90-minute National Geographic documentary, Academy-Award nominated filmmaker Sebastian Junger and Emmy winner Nick Quested chronicle Syria’s descent into the ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...