Sources: Al Jazeera
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
UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, states that talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus are "constructive". 2012-07-9
An explosion occurs in the carpark of the Palace of Justice in Damascus, wounding at least 3 people. 2012-06-28
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: 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