Sources: Reuters
A bomb explodes at the headquarters of Syrian state television in Damascus. 2012-08-6
Syrian uprising: Three people are injured in a car bombing in central Damascus, blamed by the regime-backed state television on an "armed terrorist group". The opposition say around sixty people were killed nationwide yesterday. 2012-04-24
Opposition activists claim that Syrian security forces shot dead three pro-democracy activists in Damascus. 2012-02-17
A Syrian army general is shot dead in Damascus, according to state media. 2012-02-11
Reuters reports that crowds have attacked the Saudi Arabian embassy in Damascus and the French and Turkish consulates in Latakia. 2011-11-12
Al Jazeera reports that there have been many arrests in the southern town of Deraa with people fleeing to either Damascus or Jordan. 2011-06-30
Syria sends more troops into suburbs of Damascus and sends tanks into Deraa. 2011-04-26
Reuters reports that the President of the United States Barack Obama has signed an order authorising covert help for the rebels. 2011-03-30
Pro-Syrian government demonstrators surround the Al-Jazeera offices in Damascus and threaten to burn it to the ground. 2011-03-25
Hundreds of people stage a rare protest in the Syrian capital Damascus calling for greater freedoms and the release of political prisoners. 2011-03-15