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The Ottomans added Syria to their empire.
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Syrians and other Arabs revolted against Ottoman rule during World War I.
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October - Arab troops led by Emir Feisal, and supported by British forces, capture Damascus, ending 400 years of Ottoman rule.
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France occupied Syria under a League of Nations order
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The period between the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and the granting of France’s mandate over Syria by the League of Nations in 1922 was marked by a complicated sequence of events during which Syrians achieved a brief period of independence (1919– 20).
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British and Free French troops occupy Syria. General De Gaulle promises to end the French mandate.
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Syria-Turkish tension rises when Syrian mortar fire on a Turkish border town kills five civilians. Turkey returns fire and intercepts a Syrian plane allegedly carrying arms from Russia. Both countries ban each other's planes from their air space.
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Last French troops leave Syria
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Syria was under an Emergency Law since 1962, effectively suspending most constitutional protections for citizens. Its President Hafez al-Assad led Syria for nearly 30 years, banning any opposing political party and any opposition candidate in any election.
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Syria and Egypt led an Arab war with Israel. Cease-fires ended the fighting.
