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2018-11-17 After months of fighting, Syrian government forces retake control of Tulul al-Safa in southern Syria from ISIL. Syrian Civil War
2018-02-14 Russian aircraft carry out airstrikes in Ma'arrat Hurma village in Idlib, Syria, killing seven civilians and injuring 10 others. Syrian Civil War
2017-07-20 Syrian rebels, who have benefited from the "covert" CIA military aid program, say they have not been officially informed of the U.S. decision to stop this aid, and add that its full impact depends on whether U.S. allies Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey continue to support their fight. A Free Syrian Army commander warns this decision risks triggering the collapse of the moderate opposition. Syrian Civil War
2016-04-6 Aleppo offensive (April 2016) Syrian Civil War
2016-02-27 A truce is in effect, as of midnight. Russian Air Force attacks on opposition positions were reported to have been intensified before the truce took effect. Syrian Civil War
2012-12-12 A car bomb and two other explosions go off outside the Interior Ministry and Palace of Justice in Damascus. Syrian Civil War
2012-09-26 Twin explosions near the headquarters of the Syrian Armed Forces in central Damascus kill at least four military guards. Syrian Civil War
2012-09-13 Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N. and Arab League special envoy for the Syrian civil war, arrives in Damascus; fighting goes on in the east of the capital. [http:--main.omanobserver.om-node-109577 ("Oman Observer")]date=August 2019 Syrian Civil War
2012-09-6 Vladimir Putin urges the Western and Arab world to review their position. He asks to end the violence first, then sit around the table and only then move on to "these practical steps about the internal organisation of the country itself". [http:--www.starafrica.com-en-news-detail-news-view-putin-urges-west-rethink-on-syria-as-bat-251427.html ("Star Africa")]date=August 2019 Syrian Civil War
2012-08-9 The Syrian Army claims success in its major ground offensive against the opposition-held neighborhoods of Aleppo. Syrian Civil War