Syria

International Effects of the Yom Kippur War The Arab-Israeli War of 1973 was an armed conflict between Israel and the Arab countries of Egypt and Syria, fought during the month of October 1973. Egypt and Syria initiated the conflict to regain territories that Israel had occupied since the Six-Day War of 1967. Although both sides…

George Kerevan states that the word ‘baath’ in itself refers to renaissance or resurrection, and that this was the principle upon which the Baath Arab Socialist Party was founded during the 1940’s. Intended to fight and overthrow Western rule, the Baath Party was originally formed in Damascus, the largest city in Syria. However, it must…