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Protests
The protests in Daraa have been continuing for several days, with a crackdown by security forces reportedly claiming some 60 lives up to now. -
Spreading of the war
The fighting spreads to Aleppo, the second-largest city in Syria and once its commercial hub -
Obama chimes in
In response to the unrelenting 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. -
More Attacks
A gas attack kills 26 people, at least half of them government soldiers, in the northern town of Khan al-Assal. A UN investigation concludes that sarin nerve gas was used, but cannot determine who used it. Both the government and the rebel forces accuse each other of using the prohibited gas. -
another fatal gas attack
A far deadlier sarin gas attack kills hundreds in the rebel-held suburbs of Damascus. UN investigators determine that ground-to-ground missiles packed with sarin were fired into civilian areas while people slept. The US and others blame the Assad regime for the attack. -
Airstrikes
The US launched limited airstrikes against "Islamic State" (IS) militants inside Syria. -
Russian Attacks
The Russian air force carries out relentless bombing attacks against Assad opponents and is also accused of deliberately bombing civilian targets, including hospitals. A civil war that had been deadlocked for four-and-a-half years begins to move steadily in favor of the Assad regime. -
the 3rd major gas attack (Russia and Syrian)
At least 58 people are killed in what appears to be a nerve-gas attack on the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib province. Victims show telltale signs of a chemical weapons attack, including convulsions and foaming at the mouth. -
Trump Takes Action
Trump approves military plans to arm the Kurdish YPG as part of the effort to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa from IS militants. -
Trump & Putin
Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agree to a limited ceasefire in three war-torn provinces in southwest Syria. -
Bombing
Syrian warplanes bomb the suburbs of Damascus, just one day after the military had declared a cessation of hostilities in the area.