Sources: BBC
Syrian security forces arrest three former Assad regime officers responsible for the Tadamon massacre, which occurred in south Damascus in 2013. 2025-02-17
Israel carries out airstrikes near Damascus, Syria, killing four pro-Iranian fighters. 2022-10-27
Syrian refugees extend their sit-in protests in front of the Danish Parliament for a third week, protesting the Danish government's decision in April to cancel the residency permits for refugees from the Damascus area. The government says that the region is safe for refugees to return to, while the protesters say otherwise. 2021-06-2
A rocket fired from rebel-held Eastern Ghouta strikes a popular market in Damascus, killing at least 35 people, according to Syrian state TV SANA. 2018-03-20
Ahead of an expected ground offensive, Syrian Air Force strikes on rebel-held eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, kill at least 44 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 2018-02-19
Locals and activists in Damascus report that the Syrian Army killed over 500 people in the suburb of Jdeit al-Fadel. 2013-04-21
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
Gunmen detonate roadside bombs as they clash with police in central Damascus. 2012-08-11
Heavy fighting continues in the Syrian capital Damascus and the largest city of Aleppo. 2012-07-21
The first humanitarian Asian flotilla, "Asia to Gaza Solidarity Caravan of Asia 1", which left New Delhi with people of 15 differing nationalities aboard, leaves Damascus for Latakia, its final stop before it reaches its destination. 2010-12-26