Syria (i/ˈsɪriə/ SIRR-ee-ə ; Arabic: سوريا‎ / ALA-LC: SÅ«riyā, or سورية / SÅ«rÄ«yah; Syriac: ܣܘܪܝܐ; Kurdish: سوریه‌, Sûrî), officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the…