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Conflicts near Daraa
Various conflicts break out in the Daraa after security forces detain a group of men who are accused of spray-painting anti-government graffiti around the city walls. Security forces attack the unarmed protesters using, killing four. Those guys are considered the first deaths related to the civil war. -
Protests in Daraa
More protests take place in the city of Daraa over the next several days as security forces reportedly claiming some 60 lives up to now. -
President Barack Obama calls on Assad to Resign
In response to the relentless crackdown across the country, US President Barack Obama calls on Assad to resign and orders all Syrian government assets in the US to be frozen. -
Aleppo affected by War
The fighting spreads to Aleppo, the second-largest city in Syria. -
United States and Britain suspend support for Rebels in Northern Syria
Great Britain and the United States terminate the “non-lethal” support for the rebels in northern Syria. This action took place after reports that Islamist rebels took control of various bases of the “Western-backed” Free Syrian Army. -
Syria Accuses Israel
Syria accuses Israel of bombing military base near Damascus, where Hezbollah was suspected of assembling a convoy of anti-aircraft missiles bound for Lebanon. -
Israel Accused of Bombing Military Base near Damascus
Israel is accused of bombing the military base near Damascus by Syria, where Hezbollah was suspected of the assembly of a convoy of anti-aircraft missiles initially bound for Lebanon. -
Government allows UN to destroy Chemical Weapons
It was concluded by the UN weapon inspectors that chemical weapons were used in the attack that killed approximately 300 people, in the Ghouta Area of Damascus in August. -
UN Peace Talks in Geneva Fail
Syrian authorities refuse to discuss a transitional government, thus resulting in the UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva to fail. -
Syrian Army and Hezbollah Recapture Yabroud
The last remaining rebel stronghold near the Lebanese border has been recaptured by the Syrian Army and Hezbollah forces. -
Islamic State declare "Caliphate" in Territories
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants declare "caliphate" in the territory from Aleppo to the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala. -
US and Arab Countries launch Airstrikes against Islamic State
The US and five Arab countries launched airstrikes against Islamic State around Aleppo and Raqqa. -
Russia Intervenes
With the intention of attacking the Islamic State group, Russia carries out their first airstrikes in Syria. The U.S and Syrian opposition claim that it targets the mass majority of anti-Assad rebels within the area. -
Homs Evacuated by Rebels
Syria’s third-largest city (Homs) is returned under government control after 4 years, due to the Syrian Army allowing the rebels to evacuate the remaining area. -
Kurdish forces push Islamic State out of Kobane
Islamic State is forced out of Kobane on the Turkish border after 4 months of combat by Kurdish forces. -
Ancient City of Plamyra seized by Islamic State
Palmyra, the ancient city in central Syria is seized by Islamic State combatants. This then leads to them destroying various pre-Islamic era monuments.
The Idlib Province is taken control by the Islamist rebel alliance. This leads to pressure being applied on the government’s coastal stronghold of Latakia. -
Syrian Governmental Forces retake Palmyra
Syrian Governmental Forces retake the city of Palmyra from the Islamic State with the assistance of Russian Aircrafts. -
Turkish troops enter Syria
Turkish military troops enter Syria to help rebel groups push back Islamic State Militants, as well as Kurdish-led rebels. -
Palmyra recaptured by Syrian Government
Syrian government forces retake Palmyra from Islamic State with Russian air assistance, only to be driven out again in December. -
Turkish Troops help Rebel Groups push back Islamic State Militants
Turkish troops cross into Syria to help rebel groups push back so-called Islamic State militants and Kurdish-led rebels from a section of the two countries' border. -
Aleppo is recaptured
Aleppo is recaptured by governmental forces with the help of Russian air power and Iranian-Sponsored militias. Deprived the rebels of their last major urban stronghold. -
Aleppo Recaptured
Government troops, backed by Russian air power and Iranian-sponsored militias, recapture Aleppo, the country's largest city, depriving the rebels of their last major urban stronghold. -
Russia, Iran and Turkey enforce Ceasefires
Russia, Iran and Turkey all agreed to enforce a ceasefire between the government and non-Islamist rebels after talks between the two sides in Kazakhstan. -
The United States Intervenes
President Donald Trump orders missile attack on an airbase, which Syrian government planes supposedly staged a chemical weapons attack on the rebel-held of Khan Sheikhoun. -
US arms YPG Kurdish Population Protection Units
The United States makes the decision of arming YPG Kurdish Population Protection Units, who fight alongside Syrian Democratic Forces, which captures the important Tabqa Dam from the Islamic State. -
Syrian Fighter Jet shot down by American Forces
American forces shoot down a Syrian fighter jet near the city of Raqqa after it apparently dropped bombs near US backed Syrian Democratic Forces. -
Hezbollah and Syrian Army launch Military Operations
Hezbollah, a Lebanese militant group and the Syrian army launch military operations displace jihadist groups from the Arsal area, near the Lebanese-Syrian border.