Sources: BBC
Three women are killed and five children are injured in a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. 2025-01-10
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
A car bomb and shellfire hit Marjeh Square in Damascus, Syria, killing two people and injure 14 others. 2018-05-9
According to Syrian state media, two suicide bombers attack in Damascus, killing at least 31 people. 2017-03-15
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi cuts diplomatic ties with Syria and orders the Egyptian embassy in Damascus to close. 2013-06-15
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
Heavy fighting continues in the Syrian capital Damascus and the largest city of Aleppo. 2012-07-21
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
A suicide bomber kills at least five people in the Syrian capital Damascus. [http:--www.ajc.com-news-nation-world-syria-state-tv-suicide-1427082.html (AP via "Atlanta Journal Constitution")]date=August 2019 2012-04-27
Hundreds of dissidents have been arrested across Syria, including in the town of Daraa and a Damascus suburb, after dozens were killed in weekend protests, activists say. 2011-05-2