Sources: Financial Times
Syria Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi declares that Syria has stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons and that it plans to use them in case of a foreign attack, but never against its own citizens. 2012-07-23
Clashes take place between Syrian troops and armed Kurdish fighters in Qamishli. 2012-07-22
Russia and China veto a United Nations Security Council resolution threatening sanctions against Syria. 11 nations vote in favour while Pakistan and South Africa abstain. 2012-07-19
Fahd Jassem al-Freij is appointed as Minister of Defense by President Bashar al-Assad. 2012-07-18
The Red Cross (ICRC) says the conflict is now in effect a civil war, meaning combatants will now be officially subject to the Geneva Conventions. 2012-07-15
The death-toll from the uprising reportedly surpasses 17,000, mostly civilians. 2012-07-9
UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, states that talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus are "constructive". 2012-07-9
Twenty-six people believed to belong to the pro-government armed group Shabiha are killed in northern Aleppo Governorate. 2012-06-22
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