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The European Union tightens sanctions on Syria, adding 29 more names to the existing list of 170 Syrian individuals and companies.
2012-07-23

Clashes take place between Syrian troops and armed Kurdish fighters in Qamishli.
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

Syrian uprising (2011-present): French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius states that a Syrian commander in the National Guard, Manaf Tlass who fled to Turkey some days ago, is on his way to Paris.
2012-07-6

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: The United Nations Human Rights Council votes to condemn the massacre carried out by Syrian forces in the town of Houla on May 25, despite Russia, China and Cuba voting against the resolution.
2012-06-1

Syrian uprising: Opposition fighters say they are amassing weapons amid a lull in fighting.
2012-05-8

Voters in Syria go to the polls for parliamentary elections as the death tolls from the uprising continues to increase.
2012-05-7

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