Sources: Reuters
An Israeli airstrike targeting a building in Damascus, Syria, kills five members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force notably intelligence officer Brigadier General Sadegh Omidzadeh. 2024-01-20
According to Syrian state media, two suicide bombers attack in Damascus, killing at least 31 people. 2017-03-15
A report by Amnesty International states that between 5,000 and 13,000 people, most of them civilians, were hanged at the military-run Sednaya Prison near Damascus between September 2011 and December 2015. 2017-02-7
Four people are killed in a mortar attack on the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. 2013-11-29
A car bomb explodes in the center of the capital, Damascus, killing at least 15 people and wounding 53 others. 2013-04-8
Hungary's parliament passes a series of constitutional changes to counteract previous court rulings. Critics claim the move undermines the rule of law. 2013-03-11
Syrian sources claim that the true objective of the raid was a weapon research center northwest of Damascus and that two people were killed in the action. 2013-01-30
Gunmen detonate roadside bombs as they clash with police in central Damascus. 2012-08-11