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During the Syrian civil war and concurrent War in Iraq, ISIS managed to occupy most of the desert region in both Iraq and Syria between 2013 and 2015 during the Anbar campaign and Eastern Syria offensive.
Syrian Desert, arid wasteland of southwestern Asia, extending across northern Saudi Arabia, eastern Jordan, southern Syria, and western Iraq.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Iraqi–Syrian border is the border between Syria and Iraq and runs for a total length of 599 km (372 mi) across Upper Mesopotamia and the Syrian desert, from the tripoint with Jordan in the south-west to the tripoint with Turkey in the north-east.
Jun 8, 2018 · SYRIAN DESERT. A huge stretch of mostly barren land covering parts of four countries: Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
The Syrian Desert, which also stretches into Jordan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, combines both traditional desert and steppe geography, while the Arabian Desert around Yemen, Oman, Jordan, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf contains more of the rolling sand dunes which often characterize desert imagery.
Apr 25, 2017 · The Syrian Desert, covering a total area of 500,000 square kilometers in southwestern Asia, extends from the northern parts of Saudi Arabia into southern Syria (covering an area of 130,000 square kilometers in Syria, roughly two-thirds of the country), and also stretches across parts of western Iraq and eastern Jordan.
- Oishimaya Sen Nag
Feb 24, 2021 · Iraq is mountainous further to the north and northeast, as the Zagros Mountains front its borders with Iran and Turkey. The country's highest point is located there, an unnamed peak rising 11,847 ft (3,611 m). The Syrian Desert lies to the extreme west of Iraq.
