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Israeli airstrikes on Iranian weapons and missile depots near Damascus, Syria, kill six foreign nationals, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The headquarters of the Syrian Army's 4th Armoured Division is also hit.
2021-02-15

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

A suicide bomb attack in Syria's capital Damascus kills at least 10 people. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility.
2016-02-9

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

Human Rights Watch issues a report concluding that Syrian government forces were most likely to be responsible for chemical weapons attacks on two suburbs in Damascus on August 21.
2013-09-10

At least 54 people are killed and more than 120 injured by two car bomb explosions in a south-eastern district of Damascus, Syria's capital. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-middle-east-20523039 (BBC)] [http:--news.ph.msn.com-top-stories-blasts-kill-54-near-syrian-capital-warplane-downed-3 (AFP via MSN News)]date=April 2020
2012-11-28

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

At least two bombings are reported of government facilities in the Syrian capital Damascus with several police and civilians reported dead.
2012-03-17

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