January 14, 2019 - A chronology of key events in the history of Syria from the end of Ottoman rule to the present day.

1 month ago - This is a timeline of Syrian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Syria and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Syria. ... Centuries: 1st · 2nd · 3rd · 4th · 5th · 6th · 7th · 8th · 9th · ...

June 17, 2014 - 970 CE The Treaty of Safar makes Aleppo a client state of the Byzantine Empire. 975 CE John I Tzimiskes invades Syria, conquering several cities and forcing neighboring Muslim states such as Damascus to pay tribute to the Byzantines. c. 1141 ...

2 weeks ago - The takeover was engineered by members of the Ba'ath Party led by Michel Aflaq and Salah al-Din al-Bitar. The new cabinet was dominated by Ba'ath members; and Salah al-Din al-Bitar became the Syrian premier. The 1963 Ba'athist coup marked a "radical break" in modern Syrian history, after which Ba'ath party monopolised power to establish a one-party state and shaped a new socio-political order in Syria by enforcing its state ideology.

July 6, 2011 - Shukri al-Quwatli spreads within the Syrian military. ... Husni al-Zaʿim, the army chief of staff, seizes power in a military coup in March. Zaʿim quickly alienates his supporters and is deposed by a second military coup in August orchestrated ...

0763-06-15 BC Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history · 0612-08-10 BC Fall of Nineveh to the Babylonians and the forces of Medes, leads to the sack of one of the greatest cities in the world, the destruction of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and the death of King Sinsharishkun [date approximate] The Fall of Nineveh as depicted in c. 1829 by English painter John Martin · 0069-07-01 Batavian nobleman Gaius Julius Civilis proclaimed emperor of Syria

May 27, 2025 - In 1516, the Ottoman Empire conquered Syria and remained in power until 1918. This was considered a relatively peaceful and stable period in Syria’s history. During World War I, French and British diplomats secretly agreed to divide the Ottoman ...

Since 2011, Syria has been convulsed by war. This timeline traces the humanitarian impacts of the 10-year conflict and MSF's response to help meet the medical

January 7, 2025 - Provides an overview of Syria, including key dates and facts about this Middle Eastern country.

When the United States became independent, Syria was part of the Ottoman Empire and its foreign relations were conducted through the Sultan’s government at Istanbul (Constantinople). In 1922, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations approved a French Mandate for Syria ...

December 8, 2024 - The sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad's rule over Syria marks the culmination of a nearly 14-year rebellion and a key moment in a civil war that killed hundreds of thousands of people, displaced half the population and drew in outside powers.

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The timeline provides an overview of key developments regarding the Syrian crisis and the sanctions adopted against the Syrian regime.

July 6, 2011 - In March 2011 Syria’s government, led by Pres. Bashar al-Assad, faced an unprecedented challenge to its authority when pro-democracy protests erupted throughout the country. Protesters demanded an end to the authoritarian practices of the Assad regime, in place since Assad’s father, Hafez ...

November 16, 2025 - The short-lived Arab Kingdom of Syria emerged in 1920, which was however soon committed under the French Mandate, which produced the short-lived autonomous State of Aleppo, State of Damascus (later State of Syria), Alawite State and Jabal al-Druze ...

There is no official process for coming to terms with the civil war, now grinding toward its ninth year. Ungor’s project offers a stand-in. ... This timeline of Syrian history from the BBC begins in 1918, with the end of Ottoman rule, and continues to the present day.

Putin warns against a U.S. strike on Syria, saying: ... September 5, 2013: At the G-20 summit in St. ... U.S. humanitarian aid reaches nearly $1.4 billion. ... January 7, 2014: U.N. Office of the High Com-

This timeline outlines some of the key events and facts of the Syrian conflict and the global response between 2011 and 2015.

January 15, 2025 - SYRIA WAS once a thriving hub of diverse merchant cities. During the Islamic Golden Age (from the eighth to the 13th centuries) the region that is modern-day Syria made notable contributions to the arts and sciences.