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Main Historical Dates - Syria

Syria is a country in Western Asia. Here are the top 30 historical dates in the country's history:

Date Event
c. 2500 BCE The city of Ebla is founded in what is now Syria
1516 Syria is incorporated into the Ottoman Empire
1916 The Sykes-Picot Agreement is signed, dividing the Ottoman Empire into spheres of influence for France and Britain
1920 Syria is placed under French mandate by the League of Nations
1932 Syria gains independence from France and becomes a republic
1946 Syria becomes fully independent and joins the United Nations
1948 Syria joins other Arab countries in the Arab-Israeli War against Israel
1963 The Ba'ath Party takes control of Syria in a coup d'état
1967 Syria loses the Golan Heights to Israel in the Six-Day War
1970 Hafez al-Assad seizes power in Syria in a coup d'état
1973 Syria and Egypt launch a surprise attack on Israel on Yom Kippur, leading to the Yom Kippur War
1976 The Lebanese Civil War begins, with Syria backing various factions in the conflict
1982 Syrian forces crush an uprising by the Muslim Brotherhood in the city of Hama, killing thousands of civilians
1991 Syria participates in the Gulf War as part of a US-led coalition against Iraq
1994 Hafez al-Assad is elected to his fifth term as president of Syria
2000 Bashar al-Assad succeeds his father Hafez al-Assad as president of Syria
2003 Syria opposes the US-led invasion of Iraq
2005 Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is assassinated, leading to the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon
2011 Protests against the Syrian government begin, leading to the Syrian Civil War
2013 The Syrian government is accused of using chemical weapons in an attack on the city of Ghouta
2014 The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) declares a caliphate in parts of Syria and Iraq
2015 Russia begins military intervention in the Syrian Civil War to support the government of Bashar al-Assad
2016 Syrian government forces retake the city of Aleppo from rebel forces
2018 The United States, France, and the United Kingdom launch airstrikes on Syrian government targets in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack
2019 The US announces the withdrawal of its troops from Syria, leaving control of parts of the country to Kurdish forces and the Syrian government
2020 Syria faces challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, with a fragile healthcare system and ongoing conflict exacerbating the situation
2021 Syrian presidential elections are held, with Bashar al-Assad winning a fourth term in office amidst criticism from the international community

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