Syrian Republic

This article is about the specific polity Syrian Republic and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was the successor of the State of Syria and was created to grant Syria independence. It became effectively independent only in 1946.

Establishment

April 1946: Withdrawal of French forces from Syria.

Chronology

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1. Arab-Israeli conflict

is an ongoing conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbours, as well as with Palestine, an area factually controlled by Israel itself. The conflict begun when the British Mandate in Palestine (a former Ottoman territory) was partitioned into an Arab and a Jewish state.

1.1.Palestine War

Was a war that took place in Palestine, initially a British Mandate, between the Jewish population and the the Arab population (later with the support of the Arab league) of the region. It is traditionally divided in two phases: a civil war in the final phase of the British Mandate, and a full-scale invasion by a coalition of Arab countries after the British left Palestine. During the war the State of Israel was established.

1.1.1.1948 Arab-Israeli War

Was a war between the newly established State of Israel and a coalition of Arab states. It was the second phase of the Palestine War of 1948. After the evacuation of the British forces from the Mandate for Palestine, Israel declared its independence, and Palestine was invaded by a coalition of Arab states.

June 1948: Advances of the Syrian forces in Palestine by the end of June 1948.

1.1.2.1949 Armistice Agreements

Were a series of agreements between Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria that formally ended the 1948 Arab-Israel War.

July 1949: By 20 July Israel made Armistice Agreements with Egypt, Lebanon, Transjordan, and Syria, ending the 1947-1949 Palestine war. Israel left the territories that it had occupied outside Mandatory Palestine.

July 1949: By 20 July Israel made Armistice Agreements with Egypt, Lebanon, Transjordan, and Syria, ending the 1947-1949 Palestine war. Israel was left with the part of Mandatory Palestine it had conquered during the war.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

February 1958: The United Arab Republic was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 to 1971. It was initially a political union between Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Syrian President Shukri al-Quwatli. In 1958, Syria joined Egypt to form the United Arab Republic.