Sources: BBC
2011-2012 Syrian uprising: Dozens are killed as the Syrian army bombards the city of Homs with artillery fire. [http:--abcnews.go.com-International-wireStory-clashes-shelling-kill-dozens-syria-16049400 (ABC News)]date=August 2019 2012-04-1
Turkey threatens to launch a military incursion into northern Syria to protect fleeing refugees. 2012-03-15
Thousands of Syrians take part in a pro-government rally in the capital Damascus. 2012-03-15
Amnesty International releases a report detailing wide scale abuse and torture of prisoners held by the Syrian government. 2012-03-14
Syrian dissidents reject a call by Kofi Annan to stop fighting and seek peace talks. 2012-03-8
Political leaders of Palestinian group Hamas exit Syria for Egypt and Qatar, saying it could no longer operate in the country. 2012-02-28
A new United Nations estimate puts the death toll to date at 7,500. 2012-02-28
One of Syria's leading businessmen says sanctions against the country are crippling the economy and that the government is "disintegrating". 2012-02-19
The United States closes its embassy in Damascus, while the United Kingdom recalls its ambassador. 2012-02-6