Assyrian Empire
Takes Control of
Syria and Palestine
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Babylonian's Gain Control
of Syria and Palestine
Collapsing Assyrian Empire
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Syria and Palestine Fall Under Persian Control
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Alexander the Great Conquers
Persian Empire of Syria
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Roman Empire Conquers Syria
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Syrian Civil War
Creates Millions of Refugees
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Sunni and Shia Muslims
Two Major Islamic Sects
Emerge After Death of
Prophet Muhammad
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Syria Overthrown
by Abbasid Dynasty
Capital Moved to Baghdad
(modern-day Iraq)
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Founder of the Ikhshidid Dynasty
and Eventual Ruler of Syria
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Black Ethiopian(and former Slave)
Becomes Ruler of Egypt and Syria
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Byzantines Conquer All of Syria
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Syria Becomes Part
of Turkish Ottoman Empire
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400 Year Ottoman Rule Ends
Arab and British Troops
Advance into Syria
Damascus and Aleppo Captured
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France Gains Control
of the Newly
Independent Syria
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French Separate and Divide
Population of Syria
into Three Regions
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Prominent Arab Druze Sultan
Leads Revolt Against French Rule
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Syrian Nationalist
Draft Syria Constitution
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Syria Negotiates with
France for Independence
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Shukri al-Kuwatli Elected
First President of Syria
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Syria Gains
Independence from France
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Syria's National
Bloc Party Dissolves
Splitting into Two Parties
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Arab Socialist
Ba'ath Party Founded Calls for Unification
of the Arab World
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Syria Becomes Involved
in Arab-Israeli War
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United Arab Republic:
Syria and Egypt
Unification
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Ba'ath Party Seizes
Power in Syria
March 8th Revolution
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Civilian Ba'ath Lose Power
in Internal Military Coup
Led by Salah Jadid
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Israeli Armed Forces
Seize the Golan Heights
from Syria
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Defense Minister
Hafez al-Assad
Declares Himself President
after Military Coup
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First War of Lebanon:
Israel Invades Lebanon
and Begins 8-Year Occupation
Until Driven Out by Hezbollah
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Hafez al-Assad Dies
Succeeded by Son
Bashar al-Assad
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Syrian Opposition Groups
Begin to Form After
Imprisonment of Leading
Anti-Government Activist
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ISIS
Pan-Arabism and the
Unification of Arabs
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One of the Worst
Droughts in Recorded History
Sparks Syrian Civil War
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Israel Bombs Syria
Over Suspicion of
Colluding with North Korea
in Building Nuclear Reactor
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Israel Assassinates
Syria's Top Military Advisor
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United States Attack
Inside of Syrian Territory
Receives Worldwide Condemnation as a Criminal, Terrorist Attack?
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Using Facebook and Twitter
Syrian Activist Call
for Day of Rage
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Students Arrested for Writing
Anti-Government Graffiti in Syria
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Major Unrest Begins
in Damascus and Aleppo
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Syrian Government Launches
Major Military Operations
Against Protestors
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President Obama Imposes
Sanctions on Syria
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Bashar al-Assad Launches
Attack on City of Hama
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United States, Britain,
France, Germany
and the European Union
Demand for Assad to Resign
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China and Russia Veto
Sanctions Against Syria
Proposed by
U.N. Security Council
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Obama Declines to Arm
Syrian Rebels and Is
Attacked by GOP Presidential
Candidate Mitt Romney
for Weak Foreign Policy
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Syrian Officials Threaten
Deployment of Chemical Weapons
Against Any Foreign Intervention
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President Obama Promises
Significant Consequences if
Syria Uses Chemical Weapons
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President Obama Announces
He Will Seek Congressional
Approval Before Using
Military Force to Intervene
in Syrian Civil War
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President Obama Pushes
for Military Airstrikes in Syria
No Support from Congress
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United States and Russia
Reach Geneva Agreement
to Destroy Syria Stockpile
of Chemical Weapons
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Obama Signs Executive Order
to Arm and Train Syrian Rebels
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Obama Administration Ends
Effort to Train Syria Rebels
to Combat ISIS
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CIA's Shipment of Weapons
to Syrian Rebels Hijacked
and Sold on Black Market
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President Obama Discusses
Policy on Syria at Town Hall
Hosted by Jake Tapper
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Russia Labels U.S. Easing
Restrictions on Arming
Syrian Rebels a Hostile Act
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Russia Calls the U.S.
Supplying Weapons to
Syrian Rebels a "Hostile Act"
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Missile Attack Ordered on
Syria by New U.S. President
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Red Line Crossed Syrian Allies Ready to
Defend Bashar al-Assad
After U.S. Missile Strike
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Syria on the Agenda:
Emergency G7 Meeting
Held in Italy by Foreign Ministers
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U.S. Led Coalition Joins
Syrian Anti-Government
Rebels in Battle Against ISIS
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Russia Vetoes
United Nations
Syria Resolution
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Thousands Flee Cities
Under Siege by
Anti-Government Rebels
Syrian Evacuees Bombed
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Russian Military Groups Praised,
Ordered to Leave Syria for Home by
Russian President Vladimir Putin
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