Sources: MSN
A bomb explodes at the headquarters of Syrian state television in Damascus. 2012-08-6
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: 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
Opposition activists claim that Syrian security forces shot dead three pro-democracy activists in Damascus. 2012-02-17
Al Jazeera reports that there have been many arrests in the southern town of Deraa with people fleeing to either Damascus or Jordan. 2011-06-30
Dozens of dissidents, some of whom were previously imprisoned by the regime, attend a conference in Damascus. It is the first such conference. 2011-06-27
Syria sends more troops into suburbs of Damascus and sends tanks into Deraa. 2011-04-26
Pro-Syrian government demonstrators surround the Al-Jazeera offices in Damascus and threaten to burn it to the ground. 2011-03-25
Demonstrators defy a government ban in the Syrian capital Damascus and protest for a second day, demanding the release of political prisoners. 2011-03-16
Hundreds of people stage a rare protest in the Syrian capital Damascus calling for greater freedoms and the release of political prisoners. 2011-03-15