Sources: CBS
Eurocontrol warns airlines to operate with care over the Mediterranean Sea owing to planned airstrikes in Syria. 2018-04-10
Syria signs the Paris Agreement. This will make the United States the only country not in the Paris Agreement, when they plan to leave on 4 November 2020. 2017-11-7
A U.S. airstrike in Al-Raqqah, Syria, kills four ISIL leaders, two of which were confirmed to have roles in the November 2015 Paris Attacks. 2016-12-14
Israel says an Arab-Israeli man who served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has joined Islamic State militants in Syria. 2015-12-13
United States Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the U.S. will begin "direct action on the ground" against the ISIL forces in Iraq and Syria, aiming to intensify pressure on the militants as progress against the militants remains elusive. The U.S. has done some special operations raids in Syria, e.g., last week's rescue operation with Kurdish forces in northern Iraq to free hostages held by ISIL. Carter also said the U.S. would intensify the air campaign against ISIL with heavier airstrikes and will focus on Raqqa, the group's declared capital in Syria. 2015-10-27
Syrian Civil War: Arab League ministers meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss the extension of its monitoring mission in Syria. 2012-01-22
The Syrian opposition urge the Arab League to visit the city of Homs before the government reportedly uses force to end dissent in the area. 2011-12-25
Gunmen attack prominent Syrian political cartoonist Ali Farzat, beating him badly and breaking both of his hands, with the beating believed to be related to cartoons critical of President of Syria Bashar Assad and his family. 2011-08-25
Iran frees detained Al-Jazeera journalist Dorothy Parvaz, who had not been seen since being detained in Syria on April 29. 2011-05-18
Security forces in Syria arrest dozens of people following pro-reform protests. 2011-04-2