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
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
A United Nations backed deadline for withdrawal of Syrian army troops and weapons passes, with no end to the violence. 2012-04-10
Syrian armed forces continue to bombard the city of Homs, and rebels attack a military base near the capital Damascus. 2012-03-25
Confidential documents that surfaced provide a look into the regime's strategy to suppress the anti-government protests. 2012-03-19
The opposition Free Syrian Army kills at least eight Syrian soldiers in attacks on bases near Damascus and other targets in the country. 2011-11-16
The Arab League votes to suspend Syria over its violent suppression of the Syrian uprising, pledging new sanctions and urging member states to withdraw ambassadors from Damascus. 2011-11-12
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that more than 1,000 people have now died in Syria since the conflict began. 2011-06-3