The Baniyas Refinery, Syria's largest oil refinery, stops operating after ceasing to receive the crude oil from Iran that previously made up the majority of the country's input. 2024-12-19
Syrian government forces capture the town of Kafr Nabudah in an ongoing offensive, marking the first major territorial change between government and rebel forces since the start of the demilitarization agreement last year. 2019-05-8
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
Syrian government troops and allied militia retake Abu Kamal, ISIL's last urban stronghold in Syria. 2017-11-19
Armed opposition militants fired shells containing chlorine and white phosphorus at the 1070 Apartments project in Aleppo. 2016-11-11
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims that over 60,000 people have died in Syrian government jails during the five year civil war. 2016-05-22
The upper chamber of the Russian parliament approves a law allowing the use of the Russian Armed Forces outside its borders, following a request by Russian President Vladimir Putin. 2015-09-30
Syrian opposition groups reject a UN-brokered peace plan accepted yesterday in Geneva for a political transition in Syria, arguing that it is ambiguous and a waste of time, and vowing not to negotiate with President Bashar Assad or members of his regime. 2012-07-1