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Syrian uprising: A ship carrying military helicopters and missiles from Russia to Syria is halted and turned back off the coast of Scotland after its insurance coverage is cancelled.
2012-06-19

About 100 tanks and troop transports converge on the town of Al-Rastan, after anti-regime protesters toppled a statue of the late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad and pledged to press ahead with their "revolution" despite sweeping arrests by Bashar al-Assad's regime.
2011-05-5

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

2011 Syrian protests: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom summon Syrian ambassadors to condemn the government's recent violent crackdown on people protesting against the Bashar al-Assad regime.
2011-04-27

At least four people are shot dead by security forces during anti-government protests in Syria.
2011-04-17

2011 Syrian protests: Police use tear gas to disperse tens of thousands of protesters in the capital Damascus.
2011-04-15

Eyewitnesses claim that Syrian security forces killed four protesters in the coastal city of Banias.
2011-04-10

Security forces in Syria arrest dozens of people following pro-reform protests.
2011-04-2

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