Events in the Syrian Arab Republic

611 notable events in the Syrian Arab Republic — wars, massacres and terror attacks. Page 1 of 7.

• Syrian civil war
  from Mar 15, 2011 · War & armed conflict
• Golan Heights
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Fall of the Assad regime
  Dec 8, 2024 · Industrial & structural disaster
• Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Jihadi John
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Syrian Democratic Forces
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war
  from Sep 30, 2015 · War & armed conflict
• Al-Nusra Front
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Israeli invasion of Syria (2024–present)
  from Dec 8, 2024 · War & armed conflict
• Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
  Oct 26, 2019 · Murder & homicide
• Sednaya Prison
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• 2024 Syrian opposition offensives
  Nov 27, 2024–Dec 8, 2024 · War & armed conflict
• 2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown
  Nov 24, 2015 · War & armed conflict
• Battle of Khasham
  Feb 7, 2018–Feb 8, 2018 · War & armed conflict
• Tadamon massacre
  Apr 16, 2013 · Massacre
• Mazen al-Hamada
  Feb 23, 2020 · War & armed conflict
• People's Defense Units
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Syrian revolution
  Mar 15, 2011–Jun 12, 2012 · War & armed conflict
• Ghouta chemical attack
  Aug 21, 2013 · Massacre
• Fall of Damascus (2024)
  Dec 7, 2024–Dec 8, 2024 · War & armed conflict
• 2025 massacres of Syrian Alawites
  from Mar 6, 2025 · Genocide & ethnic violence
• United States intervention in Syria
  from Sep 22, 2014 · War & armed conflict
• Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)
  Jul 19, 2012–Dec 22, 2016 · War & armed conflict
• 1982 Hama massacre
  Feb 2, 1982–Feb 28, 1982 · Massacre
• Steven Sotloff
  Aug 4, 2013 · Terrorism
• 1963 Syrian coup d'état
  Mar 8, 1963 · War & armed conflict
• SDF–Syrian transitional government clashes (2025–present)
  from Aug 2, 2025 · War & armed conflict
• Syrian National Army
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Ramadan al-Bouti
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Syrian Salvation Government
  Nov 2, 2017–Dec 10, 2024 · Terrorism
• Women's Protection Units
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Siege of Ma'arra
  Nov 1098–Dec 1098 · War & armed conflict
• 1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus
  May 23, 1860–Jul 11, 1860 · War & armed conflict
• Great Syrian Revolt
  Jul 19, 1925–Jun 1927 · Riot & unrest
• 2014 Mark-1 Plumbing truck incident
  Dec 1, 2014 · Crime & justice
• ISIL Japanese hostage crisis
  Jan 1, 2015 · Kidnapping & hostage
• Ahrar al-Sham
  date unknown · Terrorism
• John Cantlie
  Nov 22, 2012 · Terrorism
• Rojava Revolution
  from Jul 19, 2012 · War & armed conflict
• Battle of Raqqa (2017)
  from Jun 6, 2017 · War & armed conflict
• 10 May 2012 Damascus bombings
  May 10, 2012 · Terrorism
• Tafas massacre
  Sep 27, 1918 · Massacre
• Shabiha
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Siege of Kobanî
  Sep 13, 2014–Jan 26, 2015 · War & armed conflict
• Operation Olive Branch
  from Jan 20, 2018 · War & armed conflict
• Austin Tice
  Aug 13, 2012 · War & armed conflict
• March 2025 Western Syria clashes
  from Mar 6, 2025 · War & armed conflict
• United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Palestine Liberation Army
  date unknown · Terrorism
• Bayda and Baniyas massacres
  May 3, 2013 · Massacre
• Houla massacre
  May 25, 2012 · Massacre
• Islamist uprising in Syria
  May 31, 1979 · War & armed conflict
• Alan Henning
  Dec 1, 2013 · Terrorism
• Douma chemical attack
  Apr 7, 2018 · War & armed conflict
• Battle of Aleppo (2024)
  Nov 29, 2024–Dec 2, 2024 · War & armed conflict
• Battle of Baghuz Fawqani
  Feb 9, 2019–Mar 23, 2019 · War & armed conflict
• Operation Outside the Box
  Sep 6, 2007 · War & armed conflict
• 1961 Syrian coup d'état
  Sep 28, 1961 · War & armed conflict
• 18 July 2012 Damascus bombing
  Jul 18, 2012 · Bombing & explosion
• Foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Tower 22 drone attack
  Jan 28, 2024 · War & armed conflict
• Siege of Homs
  May 6, 2011–May 21, 2017 · War & armed conflict
• 1966 Syrian coup d'état
  Feb 21, 1966–Feb 23, 1966 · War & armed conflict
• Raqqa campaign (2016–2017)
  Nov 6, 2016 · War & armed conflict
• 2017 Shayrat missile strike
  Apr 7, 2017 · War & armed conflict
• 2019 Manbij bombing
  Jan 16, 2019 · Terrorism
• National Defence Forces
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Levant Crisis
  May 19, 1945–Jul 19, 1945 · Crisis
• Operation Euphrates Shield
  Aug 24, 2016–Mar 29, 2017 · War & armed conflict
• Khan Shaykhun chemical attack
  Apr 4, 2017 · War & armed conflict
• White Helmets (Syrian civil war)
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• 4th Armoured Division (Syria)
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Southern Operations Room
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Mar Elias Church attack
  Jun 22, 2025 · Bombing & explosion
• 1970 Syrian coup d'etat
  from Nov 13, 1970 · War & armed conflict
• Islamic Front (Syria)
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Operation Spring Shield
  Feb 27, 2020–Mar 6, 2020 · War & armed conflict
• Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus
  Apr 1, 2024 · War & armed conflict
• Palmyra offensive (March 2016)
  Mar 9, 2016–Mar 27, 2016 · War & armed conflict
• Eastern Syria insurgency
  Oct 11, 2017 · War & armed conflict
• 2024 Hama offensive
  Nov 30, 2024–Dec 5, 2024 · War & armed conflict
• Aleppo clashes (2025–2026)
  Oct 5, 2025–Jan 10, 2026 · War & armed conflict
• Majdal Shams attack
  Jul 27, 2024 · Massacre
• Syrian Resistance
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Army of Conquest
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Hayat Boumeddiene
  Jan 10, 2015 · Terrorism
• 2008 Sednaya Prison massacre
  Jul 5, 2008 · Massacre
• Operation Dawn of Freedom
  Nov 30, 2024–Dec 12, 2024 · War & armed conflict
• Kurdish Supreme Committee
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement
  2011–2025 · War & armed conflict
• Killing of David Haines
  Mar 8, 2013 · Murder & homicide
• Siege of Damascus (1400)
  Dec 1400–Mar 1401 · War & armed conflict
• April 2018 missile strikes against Syria
  Apr 14, 2018 · War & armed conflict
• Aleppo Artillery School massacre
  Jun 16, 1979 · Massacre
• Killing of Peter Kassig
  Oct 1, 2013 · Murder & homicide
• Siege of Daraa
  Apr 25, 2011–May 5, 2011 · War & armed conflict
• 2025–2026 United States airstrikes in Syria
  Dec 19, 2025 · War & armed conflict
• Ba'ath Brigades
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• March 1949 Syrian coup d'état
  Mar 29, 1949–Mar 30, 1949 · War & armed conflict
• Rojava–Islamist conflict
  Jul 16, 2013 · War & armed conflict