Sources: BBC
Syrian government airstrikes pound rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave near the capital Damascus, killing at least 23 civilians including four children. 2018-02-5
Jaysh al-Islam Islamist rebels launch a successful counter-attack in the East Ghouta region of rural Damascus, targeting the points they lost to the Syrian government over the course of seven days near the town of Hawsh Dawahra, and recovering all of the lost territories. 2017-10-6
Tahrir al-Sham, al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, claims responsibility for yesterday's twin bomb attacks in Damascus which left dozens dead. 2017-03-12
Following a ceasefire agreement with the government, Syrian rebels begin evacuating the war-torn suburb of Darayya, near Damascus, ending a four-year-long siege by government forces. Under the terms of surrender, the 8,000 civilians who reside in the suburb will be moved to regime-controlled areas while several hundred rebel fighters will be given passage to the Idlib Governorate. 2016-08-26
ISIL militants reportedly execute 175 workers who were captured earlier this week at a cement factory situated to the east of Damascus. 2016-04-8
Syrian army retakes strategically important Damascus suburb of Hujaira from the rebels. 2013-11-13
A bomb explodes in the center of the capital, Damascus, killing at least 13 people. 2013-04-30
The brother of the Syrian parliament speaker is shot and killed by gunmen in the capital Damascus. 2012-11-6
Syrian uprising: Two large explosions occur in quick succession in the embattled Syrian capital Damascus, with dozens of people reportedly killed or injured. 2012-05-10
Opposition activists claim that at least 38 people, including six children, have been killed by security forces across Syria: 16 in the city of Homs, 10 in Idlib, six in Hama, three in the suburbs of Damascus and three in Daraa. 2011-11-10