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The European Union imposes sanctions on 13 Syrian officials in response to a violent crackdown on protests in the country.
2011-05-10

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

More than 1,000 people are arrested in Syria amid ongoing protests
2011-05-4

24 Filipinos are nailed to crosses in to San Fernando, near Manila, though celebrations are cancelled in Syria due to ongoing incidents there.
2011-04-22

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

Students take part in a demonstration at Damascus University to express solidarity with protesters killed in the unrest.
2011-04-11

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

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

Syrian security forces fire tear gas at a funeral for two men killed in an earlier protest in the southern city of Daraa.
2011-03-19