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Syrian state media says that Israeli airstrikes have killed three soldiers close to Damascus.
2022-05-20

Israel launches airstrikes against IRGC and Hezbollah bases near Damascus, Syria.
2021-01-6

Israel strikes multiple Iranian and Syrian military targets outside Damascus and Homs, killing 16 people and wounding 21.
2019-07-1

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

Syrian government forces and rebel fighters in a besieged Damascus suburb agree to a 48-hour truce that could result in food being allowed in for residents threatened with starvation.
2013-12-26

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi cuts diplomatic ties with Syria and orders the Egyptian embassy in Damascus to close.
2013-06-15

Rebel forces take over the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, where at least 25 were killed by airstrikes the day before. Syrian troops and tanks, as well as a number of PFLP-GC fighters, gather outside the northern edge of the area. [http:--www.trust.org-alertnet-news-syrian-rebels-take-control-of-damascus-palestinian-camp- (Reuters)]date=August 2019
2012-12-17

A Syrian army general is shot dead in Damascus, according to state media.
2012-02-11

2011 Syrian protests: Social media mobilises the people of Syria for rallies demanding freedom, human rights and the end to emergency law, scheduled for Friday and Saturday in front of the parliament in Damascus and at Syrian embassies internationally.
2011-02-3

Egypt sends to Damascus a dossier of sensitive technical information involving details of an Israeli spy ring in Syria, including a high ranking chemical expert who assisted Israel for 13 years.
2010-12-26