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Paul leads Christian church after religious experience on the road to Damascus
36
Religion, Syria
Crusaders build Krak des Chevaliers in Syria
1131
War, Syria
Second Crusade abandons Edessa and begins with unsuccessful siege of Damascus
1148
War, Syria
Saladin, a Sunni Kurdish general, seizes Damascus and declares himself sultan
1174
War, Syria
In October, Ottoman rule over Arabs ends as Damascus falls to General Allenby
1918
War, Syria
Syria gains independence from French Mandate of Syria
1946
Geography, Syria
In Deraa, Syria, hundreds of thousands are taking to the streets and protesting
2011
Government, Syria
Syrian Civil War: Fighting reaches Damascus and then Aleppo
2012
War, Syria
Islamic State at height of control over people in western Syria & eastern Iraq
2015
War, Syria
ISIS forces in Syrian war: 250,000 people killed since beginning in 2011
2015
War, Syria
Syrian Civil War--ISIS loses Jarabulus to Turkish army and Syrian rebels
2016
War, Syria
Syria recaptures Palmyra from IS
2016
War, Syria
Islamic State loses Raqqa to Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces
2017
War, Syria