Sources: BBC
Several nations, including Turkey, Germany and Canada, expel Syrian diplomats in response to the May 25 Houla massacre. 2012-05-30
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimates that 98 people were killed in Syria today including 61 civilians. 2012-05-29
A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander admits that the country has sent troops to Syria to fight against opposition forces. 2012-05-29
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges "maximum restraint" from the Syrian regime as the first UN military observers arrive in Damascus to monitor a fragile ceasefire. 2012-04-16
In his annual Easter message from the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI calls particularly for "an end to the bloodshed" in Syria. 2012-04-8
Syrian security forces continued to bombard a neighborhood in a neighborhood of Homs and at least 79 people were reported killed across Syria, including 42 in Homs. 2012-03-21
There is a lull in the bombardment of Homs allowing some families to escape and for protesters to go to the streets. 2012-02-12
The head of the suspended Arab League's observer mission in Syria, Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi, resigns. 2012-02-12
The Jordanian embassy in Damascus is attacked after Jordan’s King Abdullah II criticizes the violent crackdown on protesters and calls for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. 2011-11-15
Women protesters are targeted as thousands of protesters take to the streets in cities across the country for a "Friday of Free Women" protest, in solidarity with those killed or imprisoned in the eight-week uprising. 2011-05-15