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Human rights organisations estimate that the Government of Syria has killed 1,000 civilians so far during the protests.
2011-05-24

Syria condemns the decision by the United States to impose sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad in response to ongoing anti-government protests.
2011-05-19

Syrian military forces begin withdrawing from the town of Daraa after a mission to "restore security and calm," according to Syrian state TV, after more than 500 people were killed during the clashes and thousands more detained.
2011-05-5

Thousands of anti-government protesters occupy and start a sit-in at Al-Saa Square in Homs, the third largest city in Syria.
2011-04-19

Eyewitnesses report that Daraa where dozens of protesters were shot on Friday is 80 per cent paralysed.
2011-04-10

Protests continue in cities across Syria demanding greater freedoms; gunfire is also heard in Deraa.
2011-03-25

The United Nations calls for an investigation into a crackdown on demonstrators in Syria.
2011-03-22

Plainclothes Syrian security agents are deployed outside Parliament in Damascus ahead of the anti-government demonstrations there.
2011-02-4