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For the second time in three days, Israel carries out a missile strike on military facilities near Damascus.
2017-12-4

A U.N. and Syrian Arab Red Crescent interagency convoy brings food and medical aid to 40,000 people on the verge of starvation in the towns of Kafr Batna and Saqba in the Eastern Ghouta suburb of Damascus for the first time since June 2016.
2017-10-30

UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, states that talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus are "constructive".
2012-07-9

Thousands of Syrians take part in a pro-government rally in the capital Damascus.
2012-03-15

Syrian forces open fire on protesters in the capital Damascus.
2012-02-21

Security is increased in the capital Damascus in an attempt to prevent further protests in the capital.
2012-02-19

Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of Russia, visits Damascus to hold discussions with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad about the current violence.
2012-02-7

The United States closes its embassy in Damascus, while the United Kingdom recalls its ambassador.
2012-02-6

Syrian Army forces launch an offensive in areas of the capital Damascus, as 60 people are killed across the country in the latest violence.
2012-01-29

2011–2012 Syrian uprising: According to Syrian state media, 26 people are killed and 63 wounded when a suicide bomber blows himself up at a police station in Damascus. The Syrian opposition blames the Syrian government for orchestrating the attack, and alleges that they have leaked information from security forces that Aleppo is next.
2012-01-6