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Hafez al-Assad becomes the president of Syria
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Hafez al-Assad dies in Damascus
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Bashar al-Assad is elected president
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Syrian protests begin
Syrian protests begin against the arrest and torture of 15 school-age children. -
UN releases death estimate
The UN releases a death estimate of 70,000 Syrians. -
Record Number of Bodies found in Syria
566 bodies were found in the Damascus suburb of Jadidat al-Fadel, killed over a six day period. -
SOHR releases an overall death estimate
SOHR (Syrian Organization of Human Rights) releases an overall death estimate of 120,000 people. -
The Assad regime is accused by Itai Brun
Itai Brun, the head of research for Israel's military intelligence, accused the Assad regime of using chemical weapons against it's own people.