Syriaball

Syriaball, officially the Syrian Arab Republicball is a countryball in the Middle East. It is bordered by Turkeyball to the north and northwest, Jordanball to the south and southeast, Iraqball to the east and southeast, and Lebanonball and then Israelcube to the southwest.
Altogether, it has a total area of 71,500 square miles, making it the 87th largest country in the world, though because of the effects of Civil war, the areas east of the Euphrates and the areas west of Euphrates in Raqqa governorate are controlled by Rojava, variously refrred to as SDF or just "kurdish forces". It had a population of around 20 million before the war was sent upon it, where its population declined in around six years, causing the Syrian migration crisis which is still happening to this day. Nowadays, Syriaball's population has rebounded and as of 2024, it has a population of around 25,000,000 people.
It enjoys diplomatic relations instead of Ba'athists with most countries with diplomatic relations with Syria (therefore implicitly recognizing it), and Turkey, France and Qatar explicitly recognize it.
It's easy to think its instability is a result of the UKball and Franceball shoving all sorts of ethnicities and dialects into one country to divide and conquer. Today, it is at an unstable and uncertain moment which the world is watching, and its new government is dominated by the Islamist HTS which is causing some concern.
Its national day is 8 December 17 April.
==History==
===Bronze Age===
Throughout history, Syriaball was a proud trampling ground for stronger countryballs. It all started in the Ancient Near East, Eblaball was founded around 3000 BCE and reached its zenith between 2500 and 2400 BCE. Its language was closely related to other Mesopotamiam countryballs and is among the oldest known written languages.
 Eblaball was conquered by Akkadianball, but later re-emerged under Amoritesball control in the early 2nd millennium BCE, flourishing until it was conquered by Hittitesball. The region was also home to significant city-states like Mariball and Ugaritball, that developed the world's first alphabet in the 15th century BCE. Later, both Mariball and Ugaritball fell under Amoritesball control.
Throughout that time, Syriaball was contested by various powers, including Sumerball, Akkadianball, Assyriaball, Ancient Egyptball, Hittitesball, Hurriansball, Mitanniball, Amoritesball, and Babylonball. Syriaball became known as Polandball of Middle East because no other territory is so easily conquered, though, in terms of geography, it makes sense and explains why its parents loved mountains so much.
In the end, Middle Assyriaball eventually asserted control over Syriaball by the 13th centuries BCE. As Middle Assyriaball weakened in the late 11th century BCE, the coastal regions saw the rise of Canaanball and Phoeniciaball, while Aram-Damascusball replaced Amoritesball in the interior.
===Antiquity===
In the 10th century BCE, Neo-Assyriaball invaded the Levant, defeating an alliance made of Aram-Damascusball, Ammonball, Qedaritesball, Kingdom of Samariacube, Phoeniciaball and Neo-Hittitesball. After the fall of Neo-Assyriaball, Neo-Babyloniaball briefly dominated the region until its decline around 539 BCE.
Syriaball was annexed by Achaemenidball in the 7th century BC, where, Phoeniciaball in particular, retained a degree of autonomy. Achaemenidball control ended in the 4th century BC with Macedonball conquests, Syriaball was then incorporated into Seleucidball. A series of conflicts with its sibling Ptolemaic Egyptball over control of Syriaball would drain Seleucidball and contribute to their eventual decline.
By 100 BCE, Seleucidball had dwindled to only a few cities, with Parthiaball and Nabateaball taking advantage of their weakness to expand into Syriaball. In 83 BCE, amid internal strife, Kingdom of Armeniaball was chosen as protector of Syriaball. In 64 BC, SPQRball arrived and captured Antiochball, turning Syriaball into a province. Under SPQRball, Arab control over Syriaball would be effected, first in the form of Emeseneball, which gave figures such as Julia Domna of the Severan dynasty, and later as Palmyrene Empireball.
In the 3rd century, after fighting against Sassanidball, Palmyrene Empireball launched a rebellion against SPQRball, expanding its control over the Levant and parts of Anatolia and Egyptball. Palmyrene Empireball, however, was short-lived, being defeated in 273 CE, its defeat led Tanukhidsball to rise as the next dominant Arabball among SPQRball, serving as a Foederati.
With the decline of SPQRball, Syriaball became part of Byzantineball, playing a significant role in early Christianity. Under Byzantineball, Ghassanidsball became the next Arab Foederati and controlled the whole eastern half of Syriaball. From 609 to 628 CE, Syriaball was occupied by Sassanidball, when it was recovered by Byzantineball. After the Battle of Yarmouk in 636 CE, Syriaball was conquered by Rashidunball.
===Medieval Era===
After Rashidunball conquered Syriaball and Islam was introduced, a few years later, Mu'awiya I led a revolt in Syriaball and ended Rashidunball. Umayyadball was then born and established its capital in Damascusball, it also divided Syriaball into four districts: Jund Dimashqball, Jund Filastinball, Jund al-Urdunnball, and Jund Himsball. Later, Umayyadball too faced internal strife and ended up killed in 750 by Abbasidball, that moved the capital to Baghdadball.
Under Abbasidball, Syriaball experienced periods of rule from Egyptball under Tulunidrawr and Ikhshididrawr, while northern Syria was governed by Hamdanidball, centered in Aleppoball, who resisted Byzantineball reconquest attempts. Syriaball was in chaos for much of the 11th century, with its territory being disputed by Byzantineball, Fatimidball, Buyidball and Seljukball, that conquered Syriaball in 1084.
Druing The Crusades, parts of Syriaball were held by Crusader states, including the County of Edessaball, Principality of Antiochball, and County of Tripoliball, Syriaball also faced threats from Nizari Ismaili Stateball. Zengidball took control of Syriaball, ruling between Aleppoball and Damascusball. This was followed by the Ayyubidball conquest led by Saladin from 1175–1185, after its foundation in Egyptball. In 1260, Syriaball experienced an invasion from Ilkhanateball.
In 1260, Mamlukrawr conquered Syriaball after defeating Ilkhanateball. Mamlukrawr eliminated the remaining Crusader states and made Damascusball a provincial capital. In 1400, Timuridball invaded Syriaball, defeating the armies of Mamlukrawr and sacking Damascusball. The invasion resulted in widespread massacres. In 1516, Ottomanball would defeat Mamlukrawr and conquer all of the Levant, with its rule lasting for centuries.
===Ottoman Era===
Syriaball would remain under Ottomanball rule until the end of World War I, with brief interruptions due to Safavidball incursions. Syriaball was initially organized as one large province but was later divided into multiple eyalets, including Damascusball, Aleppoball, Tripoliball, and Raqqaball. Ottomanball maintained a system of autonomy with local rulers.
In the mid-19th century, Ottomanball was in crisis, the Tanzimat reforms aimed to reorganize its administration, creating smaller vilayets with provincial assemblies. The 19th century also saw, towards its end, the rise of an Arab nationalism that flourished through Syriaball, attacking Ottomanball for their inability to modernize and also destroying Arab social constructs, which was strongly felt in urban-rural relations in a rather backward environment.
Apart from the growing Arab nationalism, the early 20th century saw significant shifts in demographics due to ethnic conflicts and political changes. Ottomanball policies led to the displacement and persecution of ethnic Assyrians and Armenians, while Kurdish migration into northeastern Syriaball increased after the 1920s, altering the region's demographic landscape significantly.
During World War I, as Arabballs despised Ottomanball rule and dreamt of having their own independent country. After it broke out in Europe, the UKball promised its ally Kingdom of Hejazball to gain Syriaball's clay if they sided with the Allies, which they did. After the Arabs successfully revolted they were able to establish a few states. However, Franceball and the UKball had secretly planned the division of Ottomanball territories after the war. By late 1918, after they captured Syriaball, it was leaded to Franceball under League of Nationsball mandate in 1920.
===Modern history===
Now that Ottomanball was gone, Arab Kingdom of Syriaball had been established under the Hashimite dynasty, that expected the UKball, their "allies", to recognize the independence of Syriaball. However, as from the secret Sykes-Picot Agreement, Syriaball was meant to stay under Franceball, in exchange of the UKball staying with Iraqball and Palestineball. Therefore, Arab Kingdom of Syriaball wasn't recognized as a legitimate state
After the UKball and Franceball had concluded the allocation of League of Nationsball mandates in the Middle East in the San Remo Conference, Franceball gave an ultimatum to Arab Kingdom of Syriaball surrender. This led to the Franco-Syrian War, that culminated with the establishment of the Mandate for Syria and Lebanonball by Franceball, while Arab Kingdom of Syriaball's king fled to Kingdom of Iraqball.
 Franceball quickly set up a civilian administration in the Mandate. The regions were divided based on the sectarian makeup of the population, even though it didn't mean these sects were automatically friendly, especially the Sunni-majority populations of Damascusball and Aleppoball.
In 1922, the State of Damascusball, State of Aleppoball, and Alawite Stateball was merged into a single federation, with Sanjak of Alexandretta added in 1923. But this federation was dissolved following the secession of Alawite Stateball in 1924, the remaining states were later united into a single state. One of these sects still wasn't happy about French rule and caused the Great Syrian Revolt, where despite it spreading to other parts of Syriaball, uniting many religious and ethnic groups of the country, was still torn down by Franceball who bombed Syriaball's clay.
 Franceball was forcefully given self-governance to Syriaball, something Syriaball smiled at. A constitution was finally made 5 years after and the Syrians were allowed to create several nationalist parties.
But in 1940, Vichy Franceball occupied most of Syriaball's clay. In 1942, the UKball's forces liberated most of French Syriaball's clay. After that, modern Syriaball resulted from the drawing skills of the UKball and Franceball.
By 24 October 1945, Syriaball was declared independent with Franceball's mandatory. The First Syrian Republicball changed consitution in 1950, becoming the Second Syrian Republicball.
 Syriaball was democratic, but overtime its instability become unstable. First, there was fear of assassinations, because on the Syrian president's was killed before the 1950 consitution was drafted. Next, became a military dictatorship from 1951 to 1953, and a pro-western one from 1953 1954. Then Syriaball went though another personality change. Atleast peace was made with Israelcube. This led to a years of curroption, instability and supression of speech.
 
In 1958, Syriaball joined forces with Egyptball to create the United Arab Republicball. The problem with the union was Syriaball never had any political power and had just become a puppet of Egyptball.
3 years later, Syriaball told Egyptball it was leaving and did so.
===Ba'athist Era===
In 1963, Ba'athists launched a coup known as the March Revolution and seized power, ending the Second Syrian Republicball.
Now, the new Syriaball would either stand strong or fall, and the 60s would be its chance to show the world it won't give up.
In 1970, Syriaball tried to revert some changes about itself after Corrective Movement took place, and reformed itself under Hafez al-Assad.
 Egyptball wanted to retry another union with Syriaball with Libyaball involved, forming the Federation of Arab Republicsball. Allied with Egypt, Syriaball was later was one of the countries that had attacked Israelcube, the result of defeat in the war lead to Israelcube occupying some Syrian clay known as the Golan Heights up to this day. Syriaball is still pissed off about it.
The region is now disputed UNball territory between the two, even if most countryballs had internationally recognized it for Syria. The federation disbanded in 1977 because Libyan Arab Jamahiriyaball left.
 According to the UN, Hafez al-Assad characterized Syria into a mass-surveillance dictatorship with several human rights violations. In 1976, he started supporting anti-PLO militias in the Lebanese Civil War, much to the disdain of the rest of the Arab World. In 1982, Sunni rebellions took place, which caused the Hama Massacre, where Syrian Forces killed 20,000 - 40,000 civilians. Near to his death in 2000, he allowed his son Bashar al-Assad to rule the country.
===The Syrian Civil War===
In 2011, during the Arab Spring, Syriaball erupted into a civil war between three rival factions: The Kurdistan Forces, supported by USAball and the European Union, The Free Syrian Army, supported by USAball, Turkiye, and other Islamic Groups, which some were concerned, as one of those groups used to be apart of Al-Qaeda. The Ba’athist Government Forces, supported by Russiaball, Iranball, Hezbollah.
Ceasefires, chemical weapons, and drones, beheadings by ISISball, and jihadists basically described the situation during the mid-2010s, as each country tries to assert their will over the countryball. Syriaball may be fighting longer to avoid a nightmare of becoming a failed state for a little while longer until someone actually decides to grow up and think of it.
Many current world events in the world result from this, including the European Migrant Crisis and ISISball claiming a bunch of clay. Basically thanks to this clay takeover, Syriaball has allied with other regional groups to retake the countryball, with possible assumed autonomy. Heeeeheeheh!! Many things would changed in Syriaball in the next couple years.
 Russiaball, one of its closest allies, came to help it defend itself and its sovereignty. Examples of such victories with allied assistance are the utter annihilation of Jihadists in Latakiaball in 2016, the capture of Palmyra (and later recapture) in 2016 and 2017, and the Liberation of Aleppoball in 2016 (In time for new years!).
In early 2017, two major offensives have been undertaken. One has pushed the ISISball almost out of Aleppoball's territory, and another near its parent Assyriaball's historic Al-Qaryatayn, where 1400 kilometers of its precious clay was liberated, which also opened up the Damascus-Palmyra highway.
It was in May 2017 as well to mention that Syriaball and Russiaball have announced they will push through its hellish desert in order to reach Deirezzourball, who has been through hell in the last few years surrounded by ISISball on all sides.
In June 2017, Syriaball with its allies pushed and liberated from ISIS its final Aleppo stronghold of Maskanah. With this liberation, it shows a lovely example of the ISIS's weakening state, as in 2017 it has been pushed out of Aleppoball's clay.
With Maskanahball liberated, this has also shown the army can enter Raqqaball's territory. On June 7, 2017, the administrative border has been reached.
The has also talked wishing to assist Syriaball if the two can reach the border together.
In April 2018, Syriaball and it’s Air Force used chemical weapons on its own citizens again. In response to this, the USAball, UKball, Franceball, and others launched combined strikes on Syriaball's clay. This action resulted in escalated tensions between USAball and Russiaball, the latter clearly stating not to launch those kinds of strikes on Syriaball. An emergency meeting between the two had to be called to ease the tension. Otherwise all hell breaks loose.
====December 2024 Offensives====
The war had been in stalemate for years at this point, with no end to the war in sight. However, results rapidly deteriorated for Assad, and by the 7th of December, Homs Cityball fell to HTSball, essentially cutting off the coastal areas of Syriaball's clay. Many political prisoners were freed from the prisons. Damascusball was attacked from the East and South by the FSA and began to rapidly expand into the capital itself. Much gunfire was heard in the city and the FSA captured its Republican Palace. The only major cities the Ba'athist government was known to control on 20:50, December 8, were Latakiaball, Tartusball and Damascusball. Damascusball fell, and Assad fled from Damascusball. The rest of the family having fled, this essentially meant victory for the opposition and collapse of the Assad dynasty, which army officers were informed of. Later that day, the FSA took control of Latakiaball and Tartusball, except for two Russian naval bases.
===Post-Ba'athist Syria===
 Syria is currently headed by a transitional government with a prime minister from the old government. Right now it is economically liberalizing from the old state-controlled economy, trying to streamline and digitize the government services while reducing bureaucracy. It has resumed diplomatic relations with many countries including in the Arabsphere, hoping to complete rewriting the constitution and holding elections after al-transitional period. Most of the government positions are of filled by HTS which is causing some concern because it is of Islamist.
==Relationships==
Syria's foreign relations are underdeveloped because of the novelty of the new government.
===Friends===
* - Thanks for al-help and support and offering military support and rencongizings so fast.
* Saudi Arabiaball - Thanks for al-weapons! So yuo continuing diplomatic relations with us after Assad fall? Thank yuo!
** - The real Saudi prime minister! I also like . 
* Qatarball - Thanks for al-support since al-beginning! Yuo opposed Assad the most of any al-Arab country. So yuo also of continuing al-diplomatic relations with us after Assad fall!
* Moroccoball - Loves me and hates .
* Ukraineball - Thanks for taking al-heat from Russia!
* USAball - Fellow al-hater of Assad that also assisted me a lot, didn't like al-bombs but at least it was against Assad and al-dickhead. That being said, I need my al-personal space plz. I not of al-wantings to be yuor al-puppet. And I'm a bit suspicious of yuor support for Rojava, as long as yuo keep them in control it of fine.
* Adygeaball - Child of Russiaball. Many of its people live in my clay.
* Kuwaitball - Took mine refugee when ISIL threatened me. Also I supported it in 1991 during my past self under .
* Assyriaball - My wonderful parent whose soul is still with me and helps me whenever I get in trouble. I love it!
* UNball - Thanks for food aid and trying to maintain peace.
* South Koreaball - I enjoyed your K-Dramas. 
* - And I enjoyed your anime.
* - It has no tolerance for Assadists, I like it! Also condemned Israel trying to take Al-Golan.
* - Blood sibling! I'm so sorry for all the things my past self has done to you. Yuo liked it actually but is okay because you cooperated with me and we're siblings. :)
===Neutral/Mixed===
* Rojavaball - Get back east of Euphrates! Deir-ez-Zor and Manbij is mine! Otherwise yuo can exist I guess...
* Iranball - Baathist "Syria"'s best al-ally who kept it al-alive for so long. I do not of want yuor presence here! SURIA IS STRONK AND WILL NEVER AGAIN NEED A FOREIGN POWER OR BE BEHOLDEN TO IT! But I of confused, yuo could have easily saved Assad but yuo didn't. Well, that being said we of negotiatings, I of lettings continue al-consular stuffs. Thank yuo for condemning Israel's shitshow in Al-Golan. 
* - Pretty much the same thing but I lettings yuo keep naval bases. I want neutrality in New Cold War.
* Australiaball - WHY YUO AL-BEAT ME IN FOOTBALL?!! REMOVE KANGAROO!! But, it likes my best friend. 
* - I HATED yuor colonialism! And why did yuo give Hatay to Turkey, I did not of agreeings to that! But thank yuo for hating Assad, support me when I was of in civil war and recognizings me as real Suria so quickly.
* - Was my role model until...well...
* Xinjiangball - Fellow kebab! Don't mind you personally, but why do the radical groups always come from you?!
* - Al-yuo are BEING FRIENDS WITH AL-BA'ATHIST!!! But al-yuo trade oil and fuel so i guess yuor not that bad.
* Israelcube - WHY ARE YUO INVADING ME!?!?!? GET THE AL-FUCK OUT OF MY CLAY NOW! IF YUO KEEP SHOOTING MY AL-PROTESTORS I SWEAR TO ALLAH- ALSO, STOP BUILDING MORE AL-SETTLEMENTS IN AL-GOLAN. AND SHAME ON YUO FOR GENOCIDING AL-FALASTIN GODDAMNIT! But thanks for al-intel...I guess...
===Enemies===
* FAKE SYRIA - It took 13 years and al-death of hundreds of thousands, but I have done it. I have ended yuor tyrannical and oppressive rule and brought freedom and human rights to Suria. I've been celebrating for FIVE DAYS STRAIGHT THAT YUO ARE GONE, AND BETTER WATCH OUT ASSAD, I'M OF COMING FOR YUO!!!! OH I SEE, YUO FLED. THEN GO AWAY AND FUCK OFF TO MOSCOW OR WHEREVER YUOR FLIGHT LANDED, AND NEVER COME BACK!!! I AM NOT OF SORRY FOR HANGING YUOR COUSIN, I WOULD HAVE GLADLY DONE IT TO YUO!!! ALL THE PRISONERS AND DISSIDENTS AND FREEDOM FIGHTERS WHO ONLY WANTED FREEDOM YUO TORTURED RAPED MUTILATED AND TREATED HORRIBLY UNDER YUOR RULE, BUT ONLY THOSE ARE ONLY THE ONES YUO HAVENT KILLED, I AM FREEING THEM SO MASHALLAH THEY CAN SEE SUNLIGHT AGAIN AND OF BRINGINGS BACK ALL THOSE WHO HAD TO FLEE FROM YUO!!! I WILL NEVER FORGET SEDNAYA PRISON. YUO ARE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO SURIA, YUO DRUG SMUGGLING AUTOCRATIC PSYCHOTIC REGIME!!!! JUST DIE ALREADY!!! YUOR REMNANTS CAN FUCK OFF TO IRAN!!! YUO ARE THE REAL TERRORIST!!! 
*February 6, 2023 - THIS DAY RUINED MY NORTHERN HALF BECAUSE OF AN EARTHQUAKE!!!
* - No opinion on yuo besides control your radical groups! They came to my al-clay to help ISIS!!!!!
* Egyptball and Jordanball - So yuo of wantings al-Assads to make al-government in exile??? How about al-no??? Yuo deny it, yuo better not into of al-lying...yuo say yuo want to continuing al-relations, but yuo want to block Amerikah rencongition of me...WHY??? That being said I was of in union with Egypt for couple of years and yuo both are my dear siblings.
* UAEball - WHY ARE YUO TRYING TO BLOCK AMERIKAN RENCONGITION TOO??? I AM NOT OF ""FAILURE"" YUO CORRUPT KHARA ASSADIST!
* Omanball - Same as UAE.
* Abkhaziaball and South Ossetiaball - FUCK YOU, FAKE COUNTRIES AND BA'ATHIST PUPPETS! I WILL WITHDRAW MY RECOGNITION TO YOU GUYS! REMOVE!! YOU TWO BELONG TO GEORGIA!!!
* Belarusball - YOU ARE A CORRUPT KHARA ASSADIST AND GADDAFI LOVER!!!
* Iraqball - Yuo'll always be al-sibling and I REALLY want into likings yuo but yuo supported al-Assad and the criminal SAA. Why yuo take al-SAA refugees?! Yuo said yuo want relations back but yuo also dont want Amerikah to rencongize me. Stop!!!!
* Atlantaball - RebootedPoppy is in my clay, not your clay (/j since she really lives in Atlanta IRL)
* ISISball - al-Ah, al-creation al-of al-Satan al-itself al-to al-remove al-everything. Also, yuo hurt my chances in al-civil war struggle a lot! I hate yuo so much!
* Austriaball - One of your states stole my name!
* Swedenball - Stop bullying Immigrants you scum!
* - Too bad it's a goddamn Assadist who claims I am France stooge (I'm of not) and an imperialist because it inspire me to revolt against colonials back in colonial days and I of vented with it.
* Mauritaniaball - Same as Algeria.
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