2015 Event Over 6,000 Syrian migrants arrive in Austria after being detained in Hungary in an effort to control the recent mass wave of refugees fleeing Syria and other war-torn nations; many of the migrants plan to seek asylum in Austria and Germany 2015 Event Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledges that the country is aiding the forces of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad with military expertise and equipment; Putin states that troops may also be sent in the future to help fight against ISIL 2014 Event The U.N. World Food Program stops assistance to over 1.7 million Syrian refugees in the nations adjoining Syria; the program has provided over $800 million in aid but lacks funds to continue this support 2014 Event The U.N. will remove peacekeepers from the Syrian side of Golan Heights after the recent capture and release of 45 U.N. troops from Fiji by Syrian rebel forces; the U.N. has worked in the area for 40 years to keep peace between Syria and Israel 2014 Event With help from Qatar officials, 45 U.N. peacekeepers from Fiji have been freed by their Syrian rebel captors; the troops were taken hostage two weeks ago after the rebels overtook the Syrian-controlled part of Golan Heights from government troops 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama authorizes air strikes against Islamic State militants for situations in which the forces appear to threaten U.S. personnel; food drops were also carried out along the Syrian border to civilians trapped by the violence 2014 Event Frustrated with the lack of progress in resolving the Syrian conflict, Lakhdar Brahimi resigns from his post as United Nations mediator 2013 Event The UN Security Council receives alleged proof of chemical weapons use by Syrian militants from Russia 2013 Event France drafts a resolution for the Syrian government to turn over its stockpiles of chemical weapons in 15 days 2013 Event As the U.S. prepares an alleged imminent attack on Syria, Walid Muallem, Foreign Minister of Syria, denies that Syrian government forces used chemical weapons 2013 Event UN inspectors arrive in Damascus to determine whether chemical weapons were used in the Syrian conflict 2013 Event The Syrian civil war is a high-priority topic at the39th annual G8 Summit begins in Northern Ireland 2012 Event The United Kingdom freezes 100 million pounds of assets of Syrian leaders 2012 Event According to Israel's military chief, the country is preparing for a increase of Syrian refugees into Golan Heights 2011 Event Further sanctions are imposed on Belarus, Iran and Syria by the EU, who reiterates the call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down 2011 Event The 2011 Syrian uprising continues as Turkey seizes a Syrian ship that is possibly carrying weapons to the Syrian Army 2011 Event The Government of Syria is under investigation by the U.N. Human Rights Council for alleged human rights violations during the 2011 Syrian uprising 2011 Event The Swiss Government blocks 27 million Swiss francs worth of assets belonging to senior Syrian officials 2011 Event The U.S. intends to impose sanctions on Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria, for alleged human rights breaches during the 2011 Syrian Uprising 1998 Death Nazim al-Kudsi, Syrian Prime Minister 1949, 1950 - 1951, President 1961 - 1963, dies 1994 Death Basel al-Assad, Syrian President Assad son, dies in car accident at 31 1993 Death Alois Brunner, German/Syrian commandant of KZ-Lower Drancy, dies 1987 Event Soyuz TM-3 launched with 3 cosmonauts (1 Syrian) 1987 Event Syrian army marches into Beirut 1983 Event U.S. jet fighters strike Syrian anti-aircraft positions in Lebanon 1983 Event Lebanese and Syrian army battle 1982 Event Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley 1981 Event Heavy battle between Christian militia and Syrian army in East Lebanon 1978 Event Syrian and Palestinians shoot in East Beirut, 1,300 killed 1976 Event Syrian army conquerors Beirut 1973 Event Israel shoots down 13 Syrian MIG-21s 1973 Event Syrian/Israeli dogfight over Mediterranean Sea 1971 Event Syrian premier Hafez Assad elected president 1967 Event Israeli/Syrian border fights 1966 Event Syrian military coup under Hafiz al-Assad 1965 Birthday Bashar al-Assad, Syrian Statesman 1963 Event Syrian Arab Rep Revolution Day - Military coup in Syria 1961 Event Failed coup by Syrian group in Lebanon 1957 Event Turkish and Syrian border guards exchange fire 1954 Event Syrian army drives out president Adib el-Shishakli 1949 Death Antun Sa'ada, Syrian rightwing politician, executed in Lebanon 1948 Event 1st use of Israeli Air Force and 1st war victory, defeating Syrian army 1916 Event French cruiser "Admiral Charner" torpedoed off Syrian coast, kills 374 741 Death Gregory III, Syrian Pope, dies 715 Death Constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies 701 Death Sergius I, Syrian/Italian Pope (687-701), dies 235 Death Marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered 222 Death Varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18? 154 Birthday Bar Daisan, Bardesanes, Syrian theologist
