Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that the 1974 Agreement on Disengagement between Israel and Syria has "collapsed" and orders the Israel Defense Forces to occupy the Syrian side of the Golan Heights. 2024-12-8
Jordan closes its border with Syria after rebel forces seize the main Nasib Border Crossing. 2024-12-6
Russian jets strike gas facilities in the town of Sarmada, Idlib Governorate, near the border with Turkey, and strike Qah with a surface-to-surface missile, according to the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. Turkey says it has sent a statement to Russia asking for the attacks to stop immediately. 2021-03-21
Eurocontrol warns airlines to operate with care over the Mediterranean Sea owing to planned airstrikes in Syria. 2018-04-10
A rocket hits and injures several people at the Damascus International Fair. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says five people have died. 2017-08-20
ISIL's third attack against the Syrian government's forces in the city of Deir ez-Zor reportedly splits the government held area in two. An estimated 14,000 ISIL fighters are participating in the attack according to the government. 2017-01-16
Russia says it will veto a U.N. resolution on humanitarian aid access in Syria, claiming that the draft is an effort to prepare for military strikes against President Bashar al-Assad's regime. 2014-02-12
Syrian civil war: A Jordanian soldier dies during a gunfight between Jordanian troops and Islamic militants attempting to cross the border into Syria. 2012-10-22