Sources: BBC
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
The European Union imposes sanctions on 13 Syrian officials in response to a violent crackdown on protests in the country. 2011-05-10
Dozens of tanks have been sent to the Syrian city of Homs as the Government continues to crack down on protesters. 2011-05-5
More than 1,000 people are arrested in Syria amid ongoing protests 2011-05-4
Protests continue in Syria despite the lifting of the state of emergency law. 2011-04-20
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 claim that Syrian security forces killed four protesters in the coastal city of Banias. 2011-04-10
Protests continue in cities across Syria demanding greater freedoms; gunfire is also heard in Deraa. 2011-03-25
Syrian forces kill at least four people at the Omari Mosque in the southern Syrian city of Deraa following days of protest against the Ba'ath Party. 2011-03-23
2011 Syrian protests: Social media mobilises the people of Syria for rallies demanding freedom, human rights and the end to emergency law, scheduled for Friday and Saturday in front of the parliament in Damascus and at Syrian embassies internationally. 2011-02-3