Historical clue formulations

• For whom Homs might be home — 2020-10-03
• Modern resident of ancient Ebla — 2013-04-13
• Neighbor of an Iraqi — 2012-01-31
• Mideast's ___ Desert — 2001-12-29
• Six Day War combatant — 2001-11-30
• The Mideast's ___ Desert — 1999-04-18