Six Turkish-backed National Front for Liberation militants are killed during a fight with the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian Army in Aleppo. 2022-12-26
The IDF says it has struck several Syrian air defense batteries and radars in response to the missile entering Israeli airspace. 2022-02-8
A major blackout is reported in Syria after an explosion hits the Arab Gas Pipeline in the Rif Dimashq Governorate. Syrian Oil Minister Ali Ghanem says the explosion was a "terrorist attack", but does not elaborate on who was behind it. 2020-08-24
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, is believed to have died in a suicide bombing after U.S.-led coalition special forces raid targeted positions belonging to Huras al-Din in Syria's rebel-held Idlib Governorate. U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement at 9:00 AM EDT (1300 UTC) asserting his death. 2019-10-27
Memos sent to Syria's head of military intelligence, and obtained by the "New York Times", report that President Bashar al-Assad's government has been running a network of secret torture facilities across Syria, crushing opposition via routine torture in secret prisons. 2019-05-12
Al-Nusra Front's (Al-Qaeda's branch in Syria) leader Abu Suleiman al-Masri is reportedly killed in the Aleppo province during clashes with the Syrian Army. 2015-10-24
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant conquers the key transport hub Al-Qaryatain, allowing its forces in the Qalamun region to be supplied through this city. 2015-08-6
Rebel Free Syrian Army chief Colonel Riad al-Asaad is injured after a blast targets his car. 2013-03-25