2024 in Syria
Incumbents
- President: Bashar al-Assad (until 8 December); De facto leader of Syria: Ahmed al-Sharaa (From 8 December until 29 January 2025){{Cite web |date=2024-12-07 |title=Syrian government falls in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-sweida-daraa-homs-hts-qatar-7f65823bbf0a7bd331109e8dff419430 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-31 |title=Ahmed al-Sharaa named Syria's transitional president |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8d9r0vg6v7o |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}
- Vice President: Najah al-Attar (until 8 December); Vacant (since 8 December)
- Prime Minister: Hussein Arnous (until 14 September); Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali (until 10 December); Mohammed al-Bashir (until 29 March 2025)
Events
For events related to the civil war, see Timeline of the Syrian civil war (January–October 2024) and Timeline of the Syrian civil war (November 2024–present)
=January=
- 20 January – Assassination of Sadegh Omidzadeh: Israel launches four rockets against a residential building in Damascus, killing four members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and another person.{{Cite web |title=IRGC says 4 members killed in Israeli attack on Damascus building |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/20/israeli-strike-hits-residential-building-in-damascus-syrian-state-media |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}
=February=
- 1 February – According to American officials, American plans have been approved for multi-day strikes in Iraq and Syria against multiple targets, including Iranian personnel and facilities.{{Cite web |last1=Reals |first1=Tucker |last2=Watson |first2=Eleanor |last3=Sundby |first3=Alex |date=2024-02-01 |title=Plans for U.S. strikes on Iranian personnel and facilities in Iraq, Syria approved after Jordan drone attack |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-strikes-iran-personnel-facilities-in-iraq-syria-approved-jordan-drone-attack/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=CBS |language=en-US}}
- 2 February – February 2024 American strikes in Iraq and Syria:
- The US launches retaliatory airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, in response to an attack that killed three US troops in Jordan.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-02 |title=U.S. launches retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria in response to Jordan drone attack |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-retaliatory-strikes-start-iraq-syria-first-response-jordan-drone-at-rcna136928 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=NBC News |language=en}}
- 5 February – A drone attack against a U.S. military base in Deir ez-Zor Governorate kills seven Syrian Democratic Forces fighters and injures 18 others. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility.{{Cite web |title=Attack on US base in Syria kills Kurdish fighters |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/5/several-kurdish-led-fighters-killed-in-attack-on-us-base-in-syria |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}
- 25 February – Two Hezbollah members are killed by an Israeli strike in al-Qusayr.{{Cite web |date=February 25, 2024 |title=Two Hezbollah members killed as Israel allegedly strikes Syria-Lebanon border |website=The Times of Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-hezbollah-members-killed-as-israel-allegedly-strikes-syria-lebanon-border/ }}
=March=
- 1 March – An Israeli airstrike in Baniyas kills three people, including an IRGC field commander.{{Cite web |date=March 1, 2024 |title=Israeli strike kills three on Syria coast: Monitor |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/03/01/Israeli-strike-kills-three-on-Syria-coast-Monitor }}
- 16 March – At least 16 truffle hunters including nine women are killed in a landmine explosion in northern Raqqa. The mine is suspected to have been planted by Islamic State.{{Cite web |date=16 March 2024 |title=Syria land mine blast kills 16 truffle hunters: monitor |url=https://arab.news/48u9t |access-date=18 March 2024 |website=Arab News |language=en}}
- 17 March – Israel launches airstrikes in southern Syria. The Syrian state media agency SANA reports that the strikes result in a soldier being wounded and few "material losses".{{Cite web |date=17 March 2024 |title=Israel strikes several sites in Syria, wounding a soldier, Syrian military says |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-israel-hezbollah-strikes-89750162f563f2242ce56d236c6ddf05 |access-date= |website=AP News |language=en}}
- 26 March – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) bombs Syria, killing one Quds Force officer and 15 other militants.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title=Airstrikes in Syria kill an Iranian adviser and a member of a World Health Organization team |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-airstrikes-deir-elzour-iran-israel-b386b4c4a1d5f55d9fc5a96015b99a53 |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=AP News |language=en}}
- 29 March – An Israeli airstrike targeting Aleppo International Airport kills 36-38 Syrian soldiers and six Hezbollah fighters. The incident marks the deadliest Israeli attack on Syria since 2021.{{Cite news |last=Beaumont |first=Peter |date=2024-03-29 |title=Israeli airstrike in Syria kills more than 40 people, says war monitor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/29/syria-israel-airstrike-soldiers-killed-aleppo |access-date=2024-03-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
=April=
- 1 April – 2024 Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus: An Israeli airstrike targeting the Iranian embassy in Damascus kills eight members of the IRGC, including brigadier general Mohammad Reza Zahedi.{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2024 |title=Israel bombs Iran embassy in Syria, Iranian commanders among dead |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-bombs-iran-embassy-syria-iranian-commanders-among-dead-2024-04-01/ |website=Reuters}}
- 6 April – Seven children are killed in Daraa Governorate when a roadside bomb explodes.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-06 |title=Roadside bomb in southwestern Syria kills 7 children and wounds 2 others |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-explosion-daraa-children-golan-heights-jordan-23467bb093e910e30540007164b4e583 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=AP News |language=en}}
- 19 April – Missiles believed to be fired by the IDF allegedly hit sites near the Iranian city of Isfahan, sites in Iraq and radar sites in Syria.{{Cite web |title=Iran says air defence systems shot down 3 drones amid Israel tensions |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/19/israeli-missiles-hit-site-in-iran-explosions-heard-in-isfahan-report |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}
=May=
- 2 May – Several people are injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, the first since the attack on the Iranian consulate in April.{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2024 |title=Eight Syrians injured in first alleged Israeli airstrike since Iran escalation |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-799678 |work=The Jerusalem Post}}
- 25 May – One person is killed in a car bombing in Mezzeh, Damascus.{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2024 |title=Car bomb in the Syrian capital kills one. Drone strike near Lebanon border targets two vehicles |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-iran-israel-damascus-mazze-hezbollah-1a813bcbdcbb9eb574230b7f41103c47 |work=Associated Press}}
=June=
- 6 June – A school bus plunges into the Orontes River near Darkush, Idlib Governorate, killing at least six children.{{Cite web |date=June 6, 2024 |title=At least 6 people die when a school bus plunges into a river in northwest Syria |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-idlib-bus-crash-children-river-dd3440f78f81a17fcc6d166b4c8dcce5 |work=Associated Press}}
- 11 June – Iraqi security forces in cooperation with U.S.-led coalition forces kill Abu Zainab, a senior member of Islamic State in Raqqa.{{Cite web |date=June 11, 2024 |title=Iraqi forces kill senior Islamic State leader in a raid in Syria |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraqi-forces-kill-senior-islamic-state-leader-raid-syria-2024-06-11/ }}
- 12 June – Sixteen Syrian soldiers, including an officer, are killed in Homs Governorate in a minefield laid by Islamic State militants and in an attack by the Islamic State.{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2024 |title=ISIS kills 16 Syrian soldiers: Monitor |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/06/12/isis-kills-16-syrian-soldiers-monitor }}
- 18 June – An Israeli airstrike kills a Syrian army officer in southern Syria.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-19 |title=Israeli strike on Syria kills army officer: state media |url=https://arab.news/wmvt7 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Arab News |language=en}}
- 20 June – A court in Sweden acquits former Syrian army general Mohammed Hamo on charges of aiding and abetting crimes against international law during the Syrian Civil War.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/sweden-syria-hamo-general-war-crimes-acquitted-64cb3dbfe4b6b61b44d77ac49c16d30d |title=Swedish court acquits former Syrian army general accused of role in war crimes |publisher=Associated Press |language=EN|date=June 20, 2024|access-date=June 20, 2024}}
= July =
- 1 July – Seven people are killed after anti-Turkish protests break out in Turkish-occupied Northern Syria following anti-Syrian riots in Turkey a day earlier.{{Cite news |date=2 July 2024 |title=Seven protesters killed in north Syria clashes with Turkish forces: new toll |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240702-seven-protesters-killed-in-north-syria-clashes-with-turkish-forces-new-toll |access-date=2 July 2024 |agency=France 24}}
- 3 July – Investigators in Germany and Sweden arrested eight suspects allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government over alleged participation in crimes against humanity in Syria.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-03 |title=Germany, Sweden arrest eight over Syria crimes against humanity |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240703-germany-sweden-arrest-eight-over-syria-crimes-against-humanity |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=France 24 |language=en}}
- 4 July – The Islamic State kills eight people, including two civilians, in an ambush on pro-government militiamen in the Badiya desert.{{Cite web |date=July 4, 2024 |title=ISIS extremists kill eight in Syria desert: Monitor |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/07/04/isis-extremists-kill-eight-in-syria-desert-monitor- }}
- 5 July – Luna al-Shibl, a special adviser to President Assad and concurrent director of his political and media offices, dies from injuries sustained in a car accident on 2 July.{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2024 |title=Special adviser to Syrian President Assad dies following car crash under unclear circumstances |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-adviser-shibl-dies-car-crash-d5cc5fd5b268df33b88003130771180a |work=Associated Press}}
- 9 July – Hezbollah launches dozens of rockets at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, killing two Israelis.{{Cite web |date=July 9, 2024 |title=Two killed in Hezbollah rocket barrage toward Golan Heights |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-809643 }}
- 14 July – A Syrian soldier is killed and three others injured in Israeli airstrikes on the Kafr Sousa district of Damascus and other areas in southern Syria.{{Cite web |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Syrian state media says soldier killed in Israeli strike on Damascus |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240714-syrian-state-media-says-soldier-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-damascus |work=France 24}}
- 15 July:
- 2024 Syrian parliamentary election.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-15 |title=No surprises expected as Syrians vote in parliamentary poll |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240715-no-surprises-expected-as-syrians-vote-in-parliamentary-poll-1 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=France 24 |language=en}}
- Muhammad Baraa Katerji, a businessman who is also an associate of President Bashar al-Assad, is killed along with his assistant in an Israeli drone strike near Al-Sabboura.{{Cite web |date=15 July 2024 |title=More on the businessman assassinated in Syria|url=https://aje.io/xke8b1?update=3049837|website=Al Jazeera}}{{Cite web |date=15 July 2024 |title=Israeli strikes: Businessman affiliated to regime to commander funding Iran-backed militias in Syria kil*led in drone attack|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/338912/|website=SOHR}}
- 16 July – Former governor of Deir ez-Zor Governorate and director of the Adra Prison Samir Ousman al-Sheikh is arrested by the FBI in Los Angeles, California amid accusations of torturing and killing political dissidents while serving as prison director and governor.{{Cite news |last1=Benner |first1=Katie |last2=Goldman |first2=Adam |date=2024-07-16 |title=Former Syrian Official in Charge of Notorious Prison Is Arrested in Los Angeles |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/us/politics/syrian-official-arrested-adra-prison.html |access-date=2024-07-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
- 26 July – Italy appoints an ambassador to Syria after 12 years, becoming the first G7 country to do so since the Syrian Civil War.{{Cite web |date=July 26, 2024 |title=Italy appoints ambassador to Syria to 'turn spotlight' on country, foreign minister says |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/italy-appoints-ambassador-syria-turn-spotlight-country-foreign-minister-says-2024-07-26/ }}
= August =
- 12 August:
- Eighteen progovernment militiamen are killed in an attack by the Syrian Democratic Forces-affiliated Deir ez-Zor Military Council in Deir ez-Zor Governorate.{{Cite news |date=12 August 2024 |title=U.S.-backed Syrian fighters say they killed 18 pro-government gunmen in rare attack in eastern Syria |url=https://apnews.com/article/deir-elzour-sdf-iraq-iran-syria-5e7af3dc27bcc355468d9e74dadf7416 |access-date=12 August 2024 |work=Associated Press}}
- A magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes Hama Governorate, killing one person.{{cite news|title=وفاة امراة مسنة واصابة 25 جراء هزة ارضية في منطقة السلمية بحماه|url=https://syria.news/%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A9%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A925%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%82%D8%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9%D8%A8%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87-ID78688.html|date=13 August 2024|access-date=13 August 2024|publisher=Syria News|language=ar}}
- 23 August – Abu Abdul Rahman Makki, a senior leader of the al-Qaeda-linked Hurras al-Din, is killed during an airstrike in Jabal Zawiya, Idlib Governorate.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-23 |title=US military says drone strike in Syria kills a Saudi militant from an al-Qaida-linked group |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-drone-strike-militant-idlib-73f715bc10ba0135eaba5eca795609f4 |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=AP News |language=en}}
- 24 August – Turkey and Russia resume joint patrols over a parts of northern Syria covered by Operation Peace Spring for the first time since October 2023.{{Cite news |date=24 August 2024 |title=Turkey and Russia resume joint patrols in northern Syria as Ankara seeks to mend ties with Assad |url=https://apnews.com/article/turkey-russia-patrols-syria-ypg-assad-89fcd22474497bff737b87ae6b214b3e |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=Associated Press}}
= September =
- 9 September – At least 25 people are killed and more than 40 others are wounded in overnight Israeli strikes on Iranian research centers in Masyaf{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2024 |title=In an infinite toll: 18 people including four civilians ki*lled as result of intensive Israeli strikes on Hama countryside |url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/343584/ }} and in Tartus and Hama governorates.{{Cite web |last=Alkhshali |first=Hamdi |date=2024-09-08 |title=At least 16 killed, 36 injured in Israeli airstrikes, Syrian state news agency says |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/08/middleeast/israeli-airstrikes-syria-intl-latam/index.html |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=CNN |language=en}}
- 14 September – President Assad nominates former Communications Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali as prime minister.{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2024 |title=Syria's president asks former communications minister to form a new government |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-new-prime-minister-ghazi-jalali-eu-sanctions-11be724d2784cafbc4f0ea9ff5ff6ee6 |work=Associated Press}}
- 17 September – At least seven people are killed in Syria during simultaneous explosions of pagers used primarily by Hezbollah members in Syria and Lebanon.{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2024 |title=Report: Pager explosion attack killed 7 in Syria |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-pager-explosion-attack-killed-7-in-syria/ |access-date=September 17, 2024 |website=The Times of Israel}}
- 22 September –
- Three children are killed and a fourth child from the same family is injured, when a land mine in a plastic bag explodes near a park in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate.{{Cite web |date=September 22, 2024 |title=Landmine explosion: Four children killed and wounded in Manbij city |url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/344471/ }}
- Kata'ib Hezbollah announce that Abu Haidar al-Khafaji, a senior commander in the group, was killed in Damascus, and blame Israel for the attack.{{Cite web |agency=AFP |title=Iraq Militant Killed In Syria Strike Blamed On Israel |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/iraq-militant-killed-in-syria-strike-blamed-on-israel-811f7bb4 |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Barron's |language=en-US}}
- 24 September – Thirty-seven militants belonging to Islamic State and Hurras al-Din are killed in two separate US airstrikes in the northwest of the country.{{Cite web |work=Associated Press |title=U.S. airstrikes on Syria kill 37 militants affiliated with extremist groups |date=29 September 2024 |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-militants-killed-airstrike-us-central-command-8921f045b25d621143778730d78bd4e4 |access-date=2024-09-29 |language=en-US}}
- 26 September – Over 22,000 residents in Lebanon are reported to have crossed into Syria to escape ongoing Israeli airstrikes and potential escalation of conflict.{{Cite web |agency=AFP |title=More Than 22,000 Flee To Syria As Israel Strikes Lebanon: Syria Security Sources |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/more-than-22-000-people-cross-to-syria-amid-israeli-strikes-on-lebanon-syria-security-sources-eefb1e98 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Barron's |language=en-US}}
- 27 September – Israel launches an airstrike against a Syrian Army post near Kfeir Yabous, killing five soldiers and wounding one.{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2024 |title=Israeli strike kills five Syrian soldiers near Lebanon: Report |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/09/27/five-syrian-soldiers-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-damascus-countryside-report }}
- 30 September – Twelve pro-Iranian fighters are killed in airstrikes of unknown origin in Deir ez-Zor Governorate.{{Cite web |date=September 30, 2024 |title=Twelve dead in strikes targeting pro-Iranian fighters in Syria: War monitor |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/09/29/twelve-dead-in-strikes-targeting-pro-iranian-fighters-in-syria-war-monitor- }}
= October =
- 1 October – The Syrian military intercepts several drones and missiles in Damascus. Some explode in the Mezzeh neighbourhood, killing three people and wounding nine more.{{Cite web |last=Uras |first=Mersiha Gadzo, Umut |title=Hezbollah denies Israeli ground troops crossed into south Lebanon |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/1/israel-attacks-lebanon-live-israelis-launch-ground-operation-in-lebanon?update=3212792 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}
- 9 October – Entrepreneur Jin Davod is awarded the Nansen Refugee Award by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, citing her work in connecting trauma survivors to therapists.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/9/brazilian-nun-awarded-un-refugee-prize |title=Brazilian nun awarded UN refugee prize |date=9 October 2024 |access-date=9 October 2024 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}
- 20 October – The martyrs of Damascus, consisting of eight Franciscan friars and three Maronite brothers who were killed on account of their religion in Ottoman-ruled Syria in 1860, are canonized as saints of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis.{{Cite web |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241020-pope-names-14-new-saints-including-martyrs-of-damascus |title=Pope names 14 new saints, including martyrs of Damascus |date=21 October 2024 |access-date=21 October 2024 |website=France 24 |language=en}}
- 28 October – At least 35 militants are killed in US airstrikes on Islamic State camps across Syria.{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/islamic-state-group-us-airstrikes-syria-pentagon-4a997c6b994185aec8d57660aef06a24 |title=US airstrikes target multiple sites in Syria, killing up to 35 Islamic State militants |date=30 October 2024 |access-date=30 October 2024 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}
= November =
- 11 November – The US military launches strikes on nine sites across two locations in Syria, aiming at Iranian-backed militias involved in recent attacks on US personnel.{{Cite news |date=11 November 2024|title=US military strikes Iranian-backed militia targets in Syria|work=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-military-iran-attack-us-3c9df91b9084c3d7bed1c14428edb067 |access-date=12 November 2024}}
- 27 November – Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied groups launch a military offensive in Aleppo and Idlib Governorates.{{Cite news |date=28 November 2024|title=Syria war monitor says more than 130 dead in army-jihadist clashes |work=France 24 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241128-syria-war-monitor-says-more-than-130-dead-in-army-jihadist-clashes |access-date=28 November 2024}}
- 29 November – 2024 Syrian opposition offensives: Anti-government rebels enter the city of Aleppo for the first time since 2016.{{Cite news |date=30 November 2024 |title=Russian strikes hit Aleppo as rebels take control |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly27r5p0yno |access-date=30 November 2024}}
= December =
- 1 December – Pro-Turkish rebels are reported to have taken the city of Tell Rifaat from Kurdish forces.{{Cite news |date=2 December 2024 |title=Monitor says pro-Turkey fighters seize Syria town from Kurdish forces |work=France 24 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241201-monitor-says-pro-turkey-fighters-seize-syria-town-from-kurdish-forces |access-date=2 December 2024}}
- 3 December – Aleppo soap is recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible cultural heritage.{{Cite news |date=4 December 2024 |title=UNESCO grants heritage status to Aleppo soap as Syria war flares |work=France 24 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241204-unesco-grants-heritage-status-to-aleppo-soap-as-syria-war-flares |access-date=4 December 2024}}
- 5 December – 2024 Syrian opposition offensives: The city of Hama is taken by rebels following an offensive.{{Cite news |date=5 December 2024 |title=Syrian rebels capture second major city as army withdraws from Hama |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/05/middleeast/syria-rebels-hama-government-intl/index.html |access-date=5 December 2024}}
- 6 December – 2024 Syrian opposition offensives: The city of Deir ez-Zor is taken by Kurdish rebels following an offensive.{{Cite news |date=7 December 2024 |title=Syria's US-backed Kurdish forces seize Deir ez-Zor as Assad hangs by thread |work=Al Monitor |url=https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/12/syrias-us-backed-kurdish-forces-seize-deir-ez-zor-assad-hangs-thread |access-date=7 December 2024}}
- 7 December – 2024 Syrian opposition offensives: The cities of Deraa and Sweida are taken by rebels following an rapid offensive. Insurgents also enter the suburbs of Damascus.{{Cite news |date=7 December 2024 |title=Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-sweida-daraa-homs-hts-qatar-7f65823bbf0a7bd331109e8dff419430 |access-date=7 December 2024}}
- 8 December –
- 2024 Syrian opposition offensives: The city of Homs and the capital Damascus fall to rebel forces, marking the end of the regime of president Bashar al-Assad, who flees the country and receives asylum in Russia.{{Cite news |date=8 December 2024 |title=Syrian rebels topple President Assad, Russia says he left the country |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syria-rebels-celebrate-captured-homs-set-sights-damascus-2024-12-07/ |access-date=8 December 2024}}{{Cite news |date=8 December 2024 |title=Bashar al-Assad and family given asylum in Moscow, Russian media say |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqx89reeevgo |access-date=9 December 2024}}
- 2024 Israeli invasion of Syria: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders the IDF to seize control over the buffer zone separating it and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights that had been in place since 1974 following the collapse of the Assad regime.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/8/israel-seizes-buffer-zone-in-syrias-golan-heights-after-al-assad-falls |title=Israel grabs buffer zone in Syria's Golan Heights after al-Assad falls |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=December 8, 2024|access-date=December 8, 2024}}
- 9 December –
- Pro-Turkish rebels seize the town of Manbij from the Syrian Democratic Forces.{{Cite news |date=9 December 2024 |title=Syrian PM says government is still functioning, but UN official says public sector came to a halt |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-rebels-war-israel-a8ecceee72a66f4d7e6168d6a21b8dc9 |access-date=9 December 2024}}
- The IDF destroys multiple vessels of the Syrian Navy following attacks on the ports of Al-Bayda and Latakia.{{Cite news |date=11 December 2024 |title=Israel confirms attack on Syrian naval fleet |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqx808q7lrno |access-date=11 December 2024}}
- 10 December – Mohammed al-Bashir is appointed as Prime Minister of the Syrian caretaker government following the resignation of Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali.{{Cite web |title=Mohammed al-Bashir appointed as Syria's prime minister after Assad's fall |url=https://ilkha.com/english/world/mohammed-al-bashir-appointed-as-syria-s-prime-minister-after-assad-s-fall-431618 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=ilkha.com}}
- 11 December – The former ruling Baath party of president Assad announces an indefinite suspension of operations.{{Cite web |title=Syria's Baath party says suspends work indefinitely |url=https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/823667/syrias-baath-party-says-suspends-work-indefinitely/en |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=LBCI}}
- 12 December –
- The caretaker government announces a three-month suspension of the Constitution and the People's Assembly.{{Cite web |title=Syria's new govt says to suspend constitution, parliament for three months |url=https://jordantimes.com/news/region/syrias-new-govt-says-suspend-constitution-parliament-three-months |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=The Jordan Times|date=12 December 2024 }}
- The United States charges former governor of Deir ez-Zor Governorate Samir Ousman Alsheikh with human rights abuses over his running of Adra Prison in Damascus from 2005 to 2008.{{Cite web |title=US charges ex-head of Syrian prison with torture |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241213-us-charges-ex-head-of-syrian-prison-with-torture |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=France 24|date=13 December 2024 }}
- 14 December – Turkey reopens its embassy in Damascus for the first time since 2011.{{Cite web |title=Turkey reopens its embassy in Syria for the first time in 12 years |url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/14/turkey-reopens-its-embassy-in-syria-for-the-first-time-in-12-years |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=Euronews|date=14 December 2024 }}
- 16 December – A recently created mass grave containing the bodies of 17 executed former Syrian Army soldiers is discovered in the Syrian Desert near Deir ez-Zor.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-15 |title=أعدمهم "التنظيم".. اكتشاف مقبرة جماعية لـ17 عنصرا من قوات النظام السابق في بادية دير الزور {{!}} المرصد السوري لحقوق الإنسان |url=https://www.syriahr.com/%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%80-%D9%80%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%80-%D9%80%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%80-%D9%80%D9%86%D9%80-%D9%80%D8%B8%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%81-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B1/741083/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights |language=ar}}
- 20 December –
- The United States lifts a $10-million reward it placed for the arrest of HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa following meetings between HTS officials and US diplomats in Damascus.{{Cite web |title=US scraps $10m bounty for arrest of Syria's new leader Sharaa |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07gv3j818ko |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=BBC|date=20 December 2024 }}
- The IDF opens fire on demonstrators protesting against the Israeli invasion in Ma'ariya, Daraa Governorate, injuring one person.{{Cite web |title=Israel army says troops shot Syrian protester in leg |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241220-israel-army-says-troops-shot-syrian-protester-in-leg |access-date=17 January 2025 |website=France 24|date=20 December 2024 }}
- 21 December – Qatar reopens its embassy in Damascus for the first time since 2011.{{Cite web |title=Syrian authorities appoint HTS figures as foreign, defence ministers |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/21/syrias-new-rulers-appoint-hts-figures-as-foreign-defence-ministers |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=Al Jazeera}}
- 24 December –
- The caretaker government announces an agreement with most rebel groups to integrate under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense.{{Cite web |title=Syria says ex-rebel groups agree to integrate under Defence Ministry |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/24/syria-says-ex-rebel-groups-agree-to-integrate-under-defence-ministry |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=Al Jazeera}}
- Protests occur after a Christmas tree is set on fire in Al-Suqaylabiyah, Hama Governorate.{{cite web | url=https://www.theweek.in/news/middle-east/2024/12/24/watch-videos-syria-christmas-tree-torched-by-islamists-in-christian-town-hts-blames-foreign-fighters-as-protests-erupt.html | title=Syria: Christmas tree torched by Islamists in Christian town; HTS blames foreign fighters as protests erupt | WATCH | website=The Week }}
- The caretaker government says that 14 troops from the interior ministry were killed and 10 others were injured in clashes with Assad loyalists in Tartus.{{Cite web |title=Syria says 14 security personnel killed in 'ambush' by Assad loyalists |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ew5g3vzreo |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=BBC|date=26 December 2024 }}
- 25 December – Authorities impose a curfew from 6 pm to 8 am in Homs following a series of protests by Alawite and Shi'ite Muslim minority groups.{{cite web | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrian-police-impose-curfew-homs-after-unrest-2024-12-25/ | title=14 Syrian police killed in ambush as unrest spreads | work=Reuters }}
- 26 December – Mohammed Kanjo Hassan, the former head of the Syrian Arab Army's field court and chief of military justice, is arrested in Tartus for sentencing "thousands of people" to death during the civil war.{{Cite web |title=Syria's new rulers arrest official behind Saydnaya death penalties |date=27 December 2024 |work=France 24 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241226-syria-new-rulers-arrest-key-military-official-behind-saydnaya-death-penalties-assad |access-date=27 December 2024 }}
- 30 December – Maysaa Sabreen is appointed by the caretaker government as governor of the Central Bank of Syria, the first woman to hold the post.{{Cite web |title=Maysaa Sabrine becomes first woman to lead Syria's central bank |date=30 December 2024 |work=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/30/maysaa-sabrine-becomes-first-syrian-woman-to-lead-central-bank |access-date=31 December 2024 }}
Holidays
{{Further|Public holidays in Syria}}
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 8 March – Revolution Day
- 21 March – Mother's Day
- 31 March - Gregorian Easter
- 10 April - Eid al-Fitr
- 17 April - Independence Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 5 May - Julian Easter
- 6 May – Martyrs' Day
- 16 June – Eid al-Adha
- 7 July – Islamic New Year
- 15 September – The Prophet's Birthday
- 6 October - Tishreen Liberation War Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
Deaths
- 1 January – Riad al-Turk, 93, Syrian political dissident.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-01 |title=Riad Turk, the 'Syrian Mandela', dead at 93 in France |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240101-riad-turk-the-syrian-mandela-dead-at-93-in-france |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=France 24 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=2024&country=132 Online calendar]
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