Government air attacks hit a motorcycle in the Idlib town of Maaret al-Numan, killing a woman and her two children. 2019-06-5
Russia suspends a pact with the United States to coordinate operations in Syrian airspace. 2017-04-7
Dozens of people have died in heavy fighting between Syrian government and opposition forces in the western Aleppo Governorate. 2016-05-4
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu accuses Russia of acting as a "terrorist organization" in Syria, saying "If Russia continues behaving like a terrorist organization and forcing civilians to flee, we will deliver an extremely decisive response". 2016-02-15
The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the military base Brigade 93 and enter the town of Ayn Issa, the first defense line of ISIL north of its de facto capital al-Raqqah.ISIL claims it has started the destruction of the ancient complex of Palmyra. 2015-06-23
U.S Secretary of State John Kerry has said Syrian government forces killed 1,429 people in the chemical weapons attack last week. 2013-08-30
British Prime Minister David Cameron says the UK's National Security Council has agreed that the "world should not stand by" after the "unacceptable use" of chemical weapons by the Syrian government. However, a full report from the UN investigation on the chemical attack is expected before taking any measure. 2013-08-28
Pope Benedict XVI calls for a political solution to the conflict in Syria during his Christmas message, delivered to thousands of pilgrims in Vatican City. 2012-12-25