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The Syrian Democratic Forces kill and injure eight tribal gunmen who were attempting to cross to Syrian government-held territory.
2023-09-3

The United Nations estimates that more than 300,000 people have been killed since the start of the civil war in 2011, which is 1.5% of Syria's pre-war population.
2022-06-28

Syrian Army shelling kills Turkish military personnel in Idlib Governorate, prompting retaliation by Turkish forces. A pro-opposition war monitor says the Turkish retaliation killed 13 Syrian soldiers, which Syria denies. The Russian Ministry of Defence says Turkey moved troops "inside the de-escalation zone [...] without notifying the Russian side". Turkish President Erdoğan says the Syrian shelling killed five Turkish soldiers and three civilian personnel, with nine others injured, and that the Russians "need to stand aside".
2020-02-3

Five Russian warplanes bombard the city of al-Tamane’a with rockets, bombs, and Bunker-Buster missiles, wounding several civilians and causing a significant damage to the area, and causing large number of civilians to flee.
2017-09-27

France drafts a resolution forcing the Syrian government to hand over its stockpiles of chemical weapons in 15 days
2013-09-11

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon questions the legality of US plans to strike Syria without UN backing, saying that the use of force is only legal when it is in self-defence or with Security Council authorization.
2013-09-3

A chemical attack on Adra and Houma in the Damascus Suburbs is reported.
2013-08-6

Russian authorities announce a plan to evacuate 100 Russian citizens from Syria by sending in two passenger planes to Beirut.
2013-01-21

Russia arms Syria with Iskander missiles in response to NATO's stationing of Patriot missile defense systems in Turkey.
2012-12-8