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The United States adds Turkey to its list of governments that are implicated in the use of child soldiers, saying that the country has provided "tangible support" to the Neo-Ottoman Sultan Murad Division, in Syria and Libya, which uses child soldiers. It is the first time that a NATO member state has been included in the Trafficking in Persons Report.
2021-07-1

Travelers from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen are blocked from entering the United States as the executive order takes effect.
2017-01-28

Syrian troops reportedly open fire on anti-government protesters following Friday prayers.
2011-12-16

2011 Syrian uprising: At least 25 people are killed in the Syrian city of Homs after tanks and security troops open fire on anti-regime protesters.
2011-10-18

Russia and the People's Republic of China veto a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Syria for a crackdown on political protestors.
2011-10-4

The Syrian opposition reports that the Army has entered the town of Maarat an-Numan.
2011-08-8

2011 Syrian uprising: The United Nations says Syrian forces may have committed crimes against humanity amid the ongoing protests.
2011-07-23

2011 Syrian uprising: Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets after Friday prayers in cities across Syria.
2011-07-22

At least 120 members of the Syrian security forces are killed in clashes in the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour, according to state media.
2011-06-6

27 people are killed in a "day of defiance" against the regime in Syria on Friday, including 15 protesters, and 5 security forces in Homs.
2011-05-6