Sources: Al Jazeera English
Israel and Syria agree to a ceasefire, following a de-escalation of the conflict after Syrian government troops withdrew from Sweida. 2025-07-18
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock pledges €50 million in food, emergency shelters, and medical care to Syria following talks with the Syrian transitional government in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2025-01-12
Israel carries out airstrikes in Homs, Syria, killing two civilians and injuring six soldiers and another civilian. 2021-11-24
A bombing at an outdoor market in Ras al-Ayn, al-Hasakah, Syria, kills at least eight people and injures 19 others. Turkey, which occupies the border town, blames Kurdish insurgents for the attack. 2020-07-26
The U.S. Obama administration and the Russian Putin administration agree to a Syrian peace deal. The deal is intended to end combat in specified areas and create a joint center of combat to fight ISIL and Al-Nusra Front. 2016-09-10
Syrian opposition politicians and rebels, attending a two-day meeting hosted by Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, agree on a framework that would guide proposed talks to end Syria's nearly five-year conflict: a civil, democratic Syria with a transitional government that would respect human rights and the territorial integrity of the country; and, safeguard state institutions while restructuring security forces. Ahrar ash-Sham, a Saudi-backed ultraconservative group, withdrew from the talks at the end of the meeting. 2015-12-10
Fugitive ISIS gunman Salah Abdeslam called three friends saying he is hiding in the Brussels area and is desperately trying to get to ISIS territory in Syria. He said local ISIS members are unhappy with him since he failed to detonate his suicide vest. His brother Mohamed Abdeslam has publicly pleaded with Salah to turn himself in. 2015-11-20
The United States and Russia sign an agreement designed to avoid conflict between both countries' warplanes in Syria. The Pentagon said the agreement will remain secret; a hotline will enable both countries to directly communicate. 2015-10-20
Syria announces Turkish civilian flights over Syrian territory are banned, days after Turkey intercepted a Syrian flight that was suspected to be carrying illegal cargo. 2012-10-13