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
The UK Royal Air Force admits killing a civilian with a drone strike in Syria, the first time the force has accepted responsibility for civilian deaths in the country since starting operations there four years ago. 2018-05-2
Syrian security forces kill over 100 civilians across Syria, primarily in the cities of Homs and Daraa. 2012-01-27
Syrian activists call for mass protests in schools against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad as the school year begins. 2011-09-18
French newspaper "Le Figaro" reports that Hezbollah has transferred hundreds of missiles from Syria to Lebanon, fearing the fall of the Syrian government in the ongoing Syrian uprising. 2011-06-26
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issues an amnesty for all "political crimes" amid continuing protests. 2011-05-31
French officials confirm France and UK are to deploy attack helicopters as part of a boost to NATO's attacks on Muammar Gaddafi. 2011-05-23
More than 200 members of Syria's ruling Ba'ath Party resign over President Bashar al-Assad's repression of protesters. 2011-04-28
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