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Five Syrian soldiers are killed in missile strikes launched by the Israeli Air Force near Damascus.
2022-09-17

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

The Syrian Army and allied militia groups secure the entire length of the strategic M5 Motorway, connecting Damascus and Aleppo, for the first time since 2012.
2020-02-11

The Syrian Army declares that the Eastern Ghouta towns of Arbin, Zamalka, Jobar, and Ein Tarma are vacated of rebel fighters. Except for the town of Douma, which is facing an ultimatum, the government controls most of the area around the capital Damascus.
2018-03-31

The Syrian Army launches a large missile on the southern Damascus neighborhood of Yarmouk, largely inhabited by Palestinian refugees.
2013-08-7

Locals and activists in Damascus report that the Syrian Army killed over 500 people in the suburb of Jdeit al-Fadel.
2013-04-21

Syrian Army forces launch an offensive in areas of the capital Damascus, as 60 people are killed across the country in the latest violence.
2012-01-29

2011–2012 Syrian uprising: According to Syrian state media, 26 people are killed and 63 wounded when a suicide bomber blows himself up at a police station in Damascus. The Syrian opposition blames the Syrian government for orchestrating the attack, and alleges that they have leaked information from security forces that Aleppo is next.
2012-01-6

2011 Syrian uprising: Heavy shooting is heard in a western suburb of Damascus as the Syrian Army advances against anti-government protesters.
2011-05-9