A YPG mortar and rocket attack on the Turkish town of Nusaybin kills eight civilians and injures 35 others, according to the governor of Mardin Province. 2019-10-11
The Israeli military says it had attacked Iranian military targets in Damascus including the city's international airport in response to a missile attack. 2019-01-21
Syria reports its air defense shot down an Israeli warplane that attacked a Syrian army position in al-Quneitra, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The Israel Defense Forces say that missiles were fired at their aircraft but none hit. 2016-09-13
United Nations investigators accuse the Government of Syria of "extermination" in its jails and detention centres. 2016-02-8
Russia gives the alleged proof of chemical weapons use by militants in Syria to United Nations Security Council. 2013-09-11
The French frigate "Chevalier Paul" leaves the port city of Toulon, though the shipping authorities declined to confirm a media report that it was headed to Syria. 2013-08-29
An Israeli military intelligence analyst states that Syria has used chemical weapons repeatedly over the past month. He also criticizes the international community for not responding to the use of the weapons. 2013-04-23
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Istanbul for talks on the Syrian civil war with Turkish leaders. 2012-08-11
Ikhlas al Badawi, Aleppo MP, a Baathists and an Assad loyalist, defects to Turkey with her six children. 2012-07-26