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After a four day siege by the opposition forces, the 4th Armoured Division, commanded by Maher Assad sweeps through three rebel-held districts of Damascus.
2012-07-22

Heavy fighting continues in the Syrian capital Damascus and the largest city of Aleppo.
2012-07-21

Major General Hisham Ikhtiyar, the head of Syrian national security, dies of wounds he received from a bombing in the capital Damascus on July 18.
2012-07-20

Heavy fighting is reported in the capital Damascus overnight with claims of at least five deaths and dozens of injuries.
2012-07-16

Syrian uprising: Heavy fighting is reported overnight in the Damascus suburb of al-Abbaseen between Syrian government forces and the Free Syrian Army.
2012-06-11

Syrian uprising: A roadside bomb explodes near a United Nations convoy in the Syrian capital of Damascus, in the district of Douma.
2012-05-20

Syrian uprising: the death toll of the May 10 Damascus double bombing reaches 55, with as many as 370 reportedly injured. Syrian authorities claim that over 1000 kg of explosives were used in the attacks.
2012-05-11

Syrian uprising: Two large explosions occur in quick succession in the embattled Syrian capital Damascus, with dozens of people reportedly killed or injured.
2012-05-10

Syrian uprising: Three people are injured in a car bombing in central Damascus, blamed by the regime-backed state television on an "armed terrorist group". The opposition say around sixty people were killed nationwide yesterday.
2012-04-24