Sources: BBC
Iran says a UK-flagged ship seized several months ago is free to depart. MV "Stena Impero", an oil tanker, was captured in response to the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar over allegations it was carrying fuel to Syria. 2019-09-23
United Nations Special Envoy Kofi Annan visits Syria a day after the Security Council unanimously condemns the Houla massacre. 2012-05-28
Several people are killed or injured in a blast in Syria's second city of Aleppo. 2012-05-5
31 people are killed in anti-government clashes with security forces in Syria. 2012-03-9
Syrian security forces kill over 100 civilians across Syria, primarily in the cities of Homs and Daraa. 2012-01-27
2011–2012 Syrian uprising: The Arab League calls for a ceasefire in Syria, saying that tanks and heavy weaponry have been withdrawn from Syrian cities, but warning that snipers remain a threat. 2012-01-2
Syrian activists call for mass protests in schools against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad as the school year begins. 2011-09-18
Syria's deputy foreign minister says anti-regime protests have been ignited and fueled by "extremist" groups with religious affiliations while a human rights group says 1,337 protesters have been killed since anti-regime protests began. 2011-06-25
President of Syria Bashar al-Assad is due to make a speech about "current circumstances" in Syria. 2011-06-20
Protests continue in cities across Syria demanding greater freedoms; gunfire is also heard in Deraa. 2011-03-25