Sources: BBC
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
One person is killed and four others are injured when a car bomb explodes outside a police station in Barzeh, Damascus, Syria. 2023-05-10
Israel launches a series of airstrikes on Damascus and Tartus, Syria, killing three soldiers and injuring three others. 2022-08-15
ISIL claims responsibility for an attack on a gas pipeline and power station in Deir Ali, Syria, that caused power outages in Damascus and other areas of the country. 2021-09-18
Israel launches airstrikes against IRGC and Hezbollah bases near Damascus, Syria. 2021-01-6
Syrian authorities name a park in Damascus after the North Korean founding leader Kim Il-Sung. 2015-08-31
Syrian activists claim that chemical weapon attacks have killed over 600 people in the outskirts of Damascus. 2013-08-21
The brother of the Syrian parliament speaker is shot and killed by gunmen in the capital Damascus. 2012-11-6
A conference to "rescue Syria" is held in Damascus by the National Coordination Body and around 20 other parties. Twenty eight parties, which are also opposed to the militarization of the conflict, have not participated. The conference calls for a ceasefire and a peaceful political transition to succeed the Assad regime. The armed opposition considers the position as "too lenient on the dictator". 2012-09-23
Demonstrators defy a government ban in the Syrian capital Damascus and protest for a second day, demanding the release of political prisoners. 2011-03-16