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Explosion takes place in Alwaite-majority Damascus neighbourhood.

Nearly 150 people were killed on the first day of the truce, claim activists.

Rebels and pro-Assad troops maintain that Eid truce will be abandoned if opponents initiate attack.

Ankara forces Armenia-to-Aleppo plane to land in Turkish city of Erzurum for inspection.

As Assad's forces try to ward off rebel attacks, fighting opens on another front, with Turkey.

UN Security Council condemns Syrian mortar attack and expresses concern about regional peace and security.

Suicide bombers detonate explosive-laden vehicles, killing dozens of people in Syria's biggest city.

Bombers strike right at heart of government and military district in centre of Syrian capital.

Save the Children study claims many Syrian children face torture, imprisonment and abduction - and some victims are as young as 10.

Free Syrian Army leaders claim they are moving closer to the action to take on Assad more effectively.

Swiss inquiry reveals that grenades pictured in newspapers were originally shipped to the UAE in 2004.

President tells Egyptian magazine that rebels 'are not popular within society... they will not be victorious in the end'.

UN special envoy to meet President as bombing continues in Damascus.

Rebels respond with bomb blasts killing dozens of Assad's troops in Syria's largest city.

Neighbourhoods of Midan, Suleimaniyeh and Aziziyeh are left without drinking water after major pipeline is damaged.

Assad's regime has made it clear that Brahimi will not succeed unless the outside world stops supporting the rebels.

A wounded rebel fighter and a nurse fall in love and tie the knot.

Bombers target military Army General Staff Headquarters in heart of Damascus.

In a joint appeal with the UN refugee agency, Jordan seeks $700m in international assistance to deal with influx of Syrian refugees.

Rockets fired by war planes kill more than 60 people on the outskirts of Damascus.

Death toll of up to 600 would represent bloodiest massacre of 17-month uprising.

Anti-Assad activists say scores of bodies found dumped in a mosque near the capital Damascus.

Syria's key cities witness one of bloodiest days as Assad's forces continue to deploy artillery and helicopters.

Russia and China accuse the West of using a threat of chemical weapons as a pretext to intervene militarily in Syria.

Syria warns of spreading of violence across the region in case of a US military intervention.

As the monitors' mission comes to an end, UN plans to establish a liaison office in Damascus to extend its presence.

Two-thirds majority needed for the 57-member Islamic body to expel Syria.

Syrian forces are targeting young rebels and executing them in a bid to stop the uprising.

A seasoned diplomat, Lakhdar Brahimi, has held several high-profile positions during his tenure at the United Nations.

Sustained bombardment rains down on Syria's second city while Iran plans diplomatic conference.