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Experts finally visit Douma site
Map of Douma Syria The Organization of the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons have finally inspected the site of a suspected attack near Damascus
| Apr.16 |
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Syria chemical attack: Investigators allowed to visit site
Map of Douma Syria Chemical weapons inspectors in Syria will be permitted to visit the site of an alleged chemical attack on Wednesday
| Apr.13 |
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US and allies launch strikes on Syria chemical weapons sites
The US, UK and France have bombed multiple government targets in Syria in an early morning operation targeting alleged chemical weapons sites
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| Mar.10 |
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Eastern Ghouta: Syrian army splits enclave in three
Map of Eastern Ghouta Damascus Syria The Syrian army has made a significant advance in its effort to take rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, reports say | |
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| Feb.26 |
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UN Security Council adopts Syria ceasefire resolution |
| Feb.24 |
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Air strikes in Eastern Ghouta 'kill 500'
Syrian government forces have killed more than 500 civilians during a week of intense bombardment of a rebel enclave near Damascus
| Feb.19 |
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Dozens of civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta strikes
Map of Eastern Ghouta Damascus Syria Bombardments by Syrian government forces have killed dozens of civilians in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area outside Damascus, activists say | |
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| Dec.27 |
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Syria war: Eastern Ghouta medical evacuations begin
Medical evacuations are taking place from a rebel-held area on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus
| May.15 |
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Syria's Saydnaya prison crematorium hid killings, says US
Map of Saydnaya Damascus Syria The Syrian government has constructed a crematorium at a military prison to dispose of the remains of thousands of murdered prisoners
| Apr.11 |
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Syria war: Tillerson to press Russia over Assad support |
| Mar.11 |
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Damascus twin bombing kills 40 Iraqis
| Jan.28 |
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Syria regains Damascus water supply plant
| Jan.12 |
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Syria accuses Israel of bombardment |
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| Dec.7 |
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Aleppo battle: Assad says victory in city would be 'huge step'
Syrian President has said a victory for his army in Aleppo would be a 'huge step' towards ending the country's five-year civil war
| Nov.15 |
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Syria conflict: Assad hopes for 'anti-terror ally' in Trump |
| Aug.25 |
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Daraya: Deal reached to evacuate besieged town |
| Jun.16 |
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US diplomats press for strikes against Assad |
| Jun.11 |
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Bombings rock Damascus suburb Sayyida Zeinab
| May.12 |
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Top Hezbollah commander Badreddine killed
Map of Damascus airport Syria Mustafa Amine Badreddine has been killed in an Israeli operation in Syria, the Lebanon-based Shia militant organisation says | |
| Mar.27 |
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Assad hails Palmyra recapture from IS |
| Mar.13 |
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Damascus under pressure ahead of peace talks |
| Mar.12 |
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Syrian government sets conditions for new peace talks |
| Feb.27 |
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Attacks reported as truce comes into effect
| Feb.26 |
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As truce nears, Syria activists report heavy Russian airstrikes |
| Feb.21 |
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Blasts in Homs and Damascus kill 140
Map of Sayyida Zeinab Damascus Syria A series of explosions in the Syrian cities of Homs and Damascus have left dozens of people dead, monitors and state media say
| Feb.14 |
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Syria calls for UN action on Turkish attacks on Kurds |
| Feb.12 |
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Bashar al-Assad vows to retake whole country
| Jan.31 |
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Dozens killed near Sayyida Zeinab shrine
At least 50 people have been killed in blasts near the Shia shrine of Sayyida Zeinab, south of the Syrian capital Damascus, state media say
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| Dec.26 |
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Syria war: Yarmouk camp evacuation 'on hold'
| Dec.25 |
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Syrian rebel leaders 'die in air strike' |
| Dec.24 |
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Syria conflict: Rebels 'to leave Yarmouk refugee camp' |
| Nov.3 |
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Russia says keeping Assad 'not crucial' |
| Oct.21 |
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US attacks Moscow welcome for Assad
| Oct.4 |
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Assad warns of Mid-East destruction
| Sep.15 |
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Russia 'to continue Assad military aid' |
| Aug.25 |
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Syria's Assad 'confident' of Iranian and Russian support |
| Aug.16 |
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Syria conflict: Marketplace air strikes 'kill 80'
| Jul.26 |
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President Assad admits army strained by war
| Apr.6 |
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UN demands access to Yarmouk refugee camp |
| Apr.1 |
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IS militants 'enter Yarmouk refugee camp' in Syrian capital |
| Feb.9 |
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Syria is 'informed on anti-IS air campaign' |
| Feb.1 |
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Damascus bus bomb blast kills four |
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| Dec.7 |
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Israeli jets 'strike near Damascus'
| Jun.22 |
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Ceasefire agreed for Yarmouk refugee camp |
| Jun.4 |
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Syria's Bashar al-Assad re-elected Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has won a third term in office after securing 88.7% of votes in presidential election
| May.18 |
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Head of Syrian air defense killed, official says
| Mar.10 |
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Nuns freed by rebels arrive in Damascus |
| Mar.9 |
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Assad forces 'starving' refugee camp |
| Mar.4 |
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Syria submits revised plan for removing chemicals |
| Feb.26 |
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Syrian forces 'kill many rebels' |
| Jan.22 |
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Gulf over Assad blights Syria talks |
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Syria defiant at conference; Kerry rules out al-Assad
Switzerland: 'This is a Syrian conflict, and it will remain as such,' Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem told the peace conference
| Jan.19 |
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Assad: Quitting not up for debate |
| Jan.17 |
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Syria softens its stance as Geneva meet nears
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| Dec.12 |
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Syria chemical arms 'probaly used' |
| Dec.2 |
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UN implicates Assad in war crimes
| Nov.17 |
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Syria government site in Damascus hit by huge bomb |
| Nov.6 |
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Deadly blast hits central Damascus
| Oct.29 |
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Syrian president fires top official |
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Starved Syrians flee Damascus suburb |
| Oct.25 |
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Car bomb targets Syrian mosque |
| Oct.23 |
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Syria hit by blackouts after blast |
| Oct.19 |
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Syrian soldiers 'killed in blast' |
| Oct.18 |
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US warns Syria over 'mass hunger' |
| Oct.15 |
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Clerics rule besieged Damascus residents may eat dogs
| Sep.18 |
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Assad: 'One year to destroy weapons'
| Sep.16 |
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UN confirms sarin attack in Syria |
| Sep.15 |
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Syrian official declares 'victory,' thanks Russia
| Sep.12 |
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Assad confirms chemical arms plan
| Sep.9 |
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Syrian army launches attack on hills around Christian village |
| Sep.8 |
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Assad says US has no chemical proof |
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Al Qaeda-linked rebels gain control of Christian village
| Sep.1 |
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Syria minister: US strike on Syria 'would benefit al-Qaeda' |
| Aug.30 |
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Syria attack killed 1,429 - Kerry. Washington
| Aug.28 |
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Obama 'sure Syria behind attack'
Washington: US President Barack Obama says the US has concluded that the Syrian government carried out a chemical weapons attacks near Damascus
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Assad's brother eyed in Syria chemical weapons strike |
| Aug.26 |
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Syria: U.N. team comes under sniper fire
U.N. inspectors appear to have reached one of the areas of an alleged chemical weapons attack outside the Syrian capital
| Aug.25 |
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Syria to let UN inspect attack site |
| Aug.24 |
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MSF-backed hospitals treated Syria 'chemical victims'
| Aug.21 |
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Syrian rebels allege chemical attack 
Opposition groups claimed that hundreds were killed when the government used chemical agents in rebel strongholds in the Damascus countryside
Footage shows people carrying limp bodies, some haphazardly covered in sheets, others splayed, nearly nude, on the floor. The allegations come as a U.N. group arrived in Syria to determine whether either side in the conflict is using chemical weapons
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| Aug.8 |
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Syria denies Assad 'convoy attack'
| Jun.23 |
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Damascus bombs kill 10 |
| Jun.16 |
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Blast at Damascus military airport |
| Jun.15 |
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Syrian troops capture Damascus suburb near airport |
| Jun.11 |
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Damascus hit by double bombings |
| May.30 |
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Bashar al-Assad: Syrian army 'has balance of power'
| May.6 |
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42 Syrian soldiers dead in reported Israeli strike |
| May.5 |
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Syrian foreign ministry: Israeli strikes 'backing terrorists' |
| May.4 |
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Damascus hit 'by Israeli strikes'
Syrian state TV says rockets have hit a research centre, that West suggested is involved in chemical weapons research
| Apr.29 |
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Bomb targets Syrian prime minister in Damascus
Wael al-Halqi survived a targeting his motorcade in an upscale neighborhood, but the government and the opposition reported casualties
| Mar.21 |
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Syria cleric among mosque bomb dead
Sheikh Mohammed al-Buti, one of the most prominent Sunni supporters of President Bashar al-Assad, has been killed in a blast in the capital
| Feb.21 |
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Deadly bomb rocks Syrian capital
| Feb.3 |
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Assad: Israel destabilising Syria |
| Jan.6 |
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Morsi: Try al-Assad for war crimes |
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| Dec.3 |
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Obama warns Assad against attacks |
| Aug.21 |
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Assad exit 'up for discussion' |
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| Oct.29 |
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Syria's Assad warns Western powers |
| Aug.18 |
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Obama says al-Assad must go. Washington
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| Aug.15 |
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al-Assad hails 'a new Middle East'. Syria
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| Dec.30 |
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Ex-VP: Assad threatened Lebanese PM
Lebanon: Former Syrian Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddam said that Rafik Hariri was threatened by Syria
| Mar.7 |
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Syria, Lebanon agree to troop pullback |
| Mar.5 |
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Assad: Syria to redeploy Lebanon troops |
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| Dec.16 |
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Assad optimistic after Iraq talks |
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| Jun.10 |
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Bashar al-Assad succeeds late father Syria: Son to replace deceased longest-serving Mideast ruler who led country since 1971 | |
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| Mar. 4, 1193 |
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Sultan Saladin dies The first Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Saladin led the Muslim opposition to the European Crusaders