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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

Three more Syrian generals defect to Turkey. [http:--www.nowlebanon.com-NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=421224 (Now Lebanon)]date=August 2019
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

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov argues that Western nations are using blackmail to secure a new UN Security Council resolution in order to make the use of force in Syria legitimate.
2012-07-16

Syrian helicopter gunships reportedly bombard a strategic town in northern Syria overnight and tanks move close to Aleppo.
2012-06-29

An explosion occurs in the carpark of the Palace of Justice in Damascus, wounding at least 3 people.
2012-06-28

The Free Syrian Army’s commander, Riad al-Asaad, says that the Hezbollah is actively participating in the Syrian civil war on the side of the regime.
2012-06-27

Syrian uprising (2011–present): Nearly 70 people are killed in rocket attacks by the Syrian army on the city of Hama, including many children.
2012-04-26