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Syria

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June 6th 2009
Sorry, there's a big gap from Greece to Syria, I'll try and fill in the blanks soon. I think I am going to have to put Han down, it's the most humane thing to do. You can't go yanking pretty little English roses out of their fertile soil and then dumping them in hot and dusty sandpits - they wilt. We have booked into a Homs hotel for a couple of days, to let her recover. It's no hardship, ... read more

Middle East » Syria

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Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in ... ... read more