In the Syrian Civil War , hoping to bolster its logistics and force projection capabilities in the area , Tehran aims to clear a path from the Iranian capital to Damascus and the Mediterranean coast .

Israel and Syria have observed Perception_active a truce since Israel reaffirmed Statement its control over most of the Golan Heights in the 1973 Yom Kippur War , but the Syrian Civil War , which began Process_start in 2011 , has led to Causation several incidents of fire exchange Exchange across the once-peaceful borders .

In a number of incidents over the course of the Syrian Civil War , Israel has clashed Hostile_encounter with Hezbollah and Iranian forces in the region .

On several occasions , Israel was suspected Suspicion of perpetrating or supporting attacks on Hezbollah and Iranian targets within Syrian territories or Lebanon .

The first incident of this kind took place Process_start on 30 January 2013 , when Israeli aircraft were accused Judgment_communication of allegedly striking Attack a Syrian convoy transporting Sending Iranian weapons to Hezbollah .

Some of those reports Reporting were confirmed by the Syrian Arab Republic , whereas others denied .

Israel systematically refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to comment on alleged targeting Aiming of Hezbollah and Ba'athist Syrian targets in Syrian territory .

Israel systematically refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to comment on alleged targeting Aiming of Hezbollah and Ba'athist Syrian targets in Syrian territory .

According to some sources , the incident was the first time Israeli officials clearly confirmed Check an Israeli strike Attack on a Hezbollah convoy during the Syrian Civil War .

He blamed Judgment_communication the Syrian government and its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon for the bombings .

According to the Syrian government , a suicide bomber attacked Attack buses carrying Carry_goods riot police shortly before an anti-government protest was to begin Process_start .

Most of the victims were civilians , though the Syrian government showed footage of what it claimed Statement to be the funeral of 11 police officers killed Killing in the attack Attack .

However , the Syrian opposition accused Judgment_communication the government of staging the attacks Attack to justify Justifying its crackdown on the uprising Change_of_leadership .

The Houla massacre Killing ( ) was an attack Attack that took place Process_start on May 25 , 2012 , in the midst of the Syrian Civil War Hostile_encounter , in the town of Taldou , in the Houla Region of Syria , a string of towns northwest of Homs .

In August 2012 UN investigators released Publishing a report Reporting which stated Statement that it was likely that Syrian troops and Shabiha militia were responsible for the massacre Killing , concluding Coming_to_believe that : `` On the basis of available evidence , the commission has a reasonable basis to believe that the perpetrators of the deliberate killing Killing of civilians , at both the Abdulrazzak and Al-Sayed family locations , were aligned to the Government .

The Syrian government alleged Statement that Al-Qaeda terrorist Terrorism groups were responsible for the killings Killing , and that Houla residents were warned Warning not to speak Expressing_publicly publicly by opposition forces Military_operation .

Channel 4 news reported Reporting that Houla residents stated Statement that the Syrian military and government-hired Shabiha were the perpetrators of the massacre Killing , as claimed Statement by opposition groups .

The fifteen nations of the U.N. Security Council unanimously condemned Judgment_communication the Syrian government for firing Use_firearm heavy weapons at civilians .

The U.S. , U.K. , and eleven other nations jointly expelled Removing Syrian ambassadors and diplomats from their territories .

Later , on June 27 , the council published Publishing a report Reporting on rights violations in Syria where it tempered its previous position on the culpability Committing_crime of the Syrian government in the attacks Attack .

The Ghouta chemical attack Attack occurred Presence in Ghouta , Syria during the Syrian Civil War Hostile_encounter , in the early hours of 21 August 2013 .

The Syrian Ba'athist government granted Giving the UN 's request Request on 25 August , and inspectors visited Traveling and investigated Research Moadamiyah in Western Ghouta the next day and Zamalka and Ein Tarma in Eastern Ghouta on 28 and 29 August .

The evidence available concerning the nature , quality and quantity of the agents used Using on 21 August indicated Statement that the perpetrators likely had access Having_or_lacking_access to the chemical weapons stockpile of the Syrian military , as well as the expertise and equipment necessary to safely manipulate Hold large amount of chemical agents . ''

The Syrian opposition as well as many governments , the Arab League and the European Union stated Statement the attack Attack was carried out Action by forces Military_operation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad .

The Syrian opposition as well as many governments , the Arab League and the European Union stated Statement the attack Attack was carried out Action by forces Military_operation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad .

The Syrian and Russian governments blamed Judgment_communication the opposition for the attack Attack , the Russian government calling the attack Attack a false flag operation Attack by the opposition to draw Removing foreign powers into the civil war Hostile_encounter on the rebels ' side .

Several countries including France , the United Kingdom and the United States debated Quarreling whether to intervene militarily against Syrian Ba'athist government forces Military_operation .

On 6 September 2013 , the United States Senate filed Submitting_documents a resolution Writing to authorize use Using of military force against the Syrian military in response Response to the Ghouta attack Attack .

On 10 September 2013 , the military intervention was averted Preventing_or_letting when the Syrian government accepted Agree_or_refuse_to_act a US–Russian negotiated deal to turn over `` every single bit '' of its chemical weapons stockpiles Preserving for destruction Destroying and declared Expressing_publicly its intention Aiming to join Becoming_a_member the Chemical Weapons Convention .

In June 2018 the OPCW noted Know with concern that the Syrian Arab Republic had in reality neither declared Expressing_publicly nor destroyed Destroying all of its chemical weapons and chemical weapons production Creating facilities .

The Aleppo University bombings Use_firearm took place Process_start on 15 January 2013 , during the Syrian Civil War Hostile_encounter .

Syrian officials and media claimed Statement rebels had launched Hold two rockets at the campus from al-Lairamoun area , adding Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale that similar rockets fired Use_firearm from there also hit Attack the Bani Zaid area the same day .

Unnamed experts quoted by `` EA Worldview '' identified Check the missile as air-to-ground , as opposed to ballistic missile that Syrian government claimed Statement to hit Attack the university .

CNN claims Statement that most university students blamed Judgment_communication the attack Attack on the Syrian government , one student said Communication that the explosions Use_firearm were more accidental .

The National Union of Syrian Students condemned Judgment_communication the terrorist Terrorism attack Attack on Aleppo University .

The union expressed Expressing_publicly pride in `` the sacrifices of the Syrian Arab Army , wishing mercy upon the martyrs of Syria and the University of Aleppo '' .

Saladin ultimately brought Bringing both the Egyptian and Syrian forces under his own control , and employed Employment them to reduce Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the Crusader states and to recapture Conquering Jerusalem in 1187 .

The successes of the Third Crusade allowed Preventing_or_letting Westerners to maintain Preserving considerable states in Cyprus and on the Syrian coast .

The genocide was carried out Action during and after World War I and implemented Action in two phases—the wholesale killing Killing of the able-bodied male population through massacre and subjection of army conscripts to forced labour , followed by the deportation Removing of women , children , the elderly , and the infirm on death marches leading to the Syrian Desert .

The Siege of Homs was a military confrontation between the Syrian military and the Syrian opposition in the city of Homs as a part of the Syrian Civil War .

The Siege of Homs was a military confrontation between the Syrian military and the Syrian opposition in the city of Homs as a part of the Syrian Civil War .

The Siege of Homs was a military confrontation between the Syrian military and the Syrian opposition in the city of Homs as a part of the Syrian Civil War .

In early May 2011 , the Syrian military conducted Action a crackdown against anti-government protesters in Homs , some of whom were armed Bearing_arms and fired Use_firearm on security forces .

While the Syrian government had succeeded to temporarily quell Hindering the March–April Daraa protests with a large scale military operation , this early May military operation in Homs failed to succeed likewise .

In late October 2011 , a Free Syrian Army brigade built Building around defected Escaping army officers repeatedly ambushed Attack government 's security forces around the Baba Amr neighbourhood of Homs and through early November successfully defended Defending the Baba Amr neighborhood .

Following the abortive mission , the Syrian Army in February 2012 launched Process_start an offensive against Baba Amr , shelling Attack the entire district and blocking Hiding_objects all supply Supply routes .

In December 2012 , the Syrian Army captured Conquering the district of Deir Baalba , leaving Departing only the Old City , Khalidiya district , and a few other areas under rebel control Control .

In March and early April 2013 , the Lebanese Hezbollah militia moved Motion fully into the Homs ' fighting Hostile_encounter , in assistance to the Syrian government forces .

Israel had crippled Destroying the Egyptian , Syrian , and Jordanian militaries , having killed Killing more than 20,000 troops while losing Earnings_and_losses fewer than 1,000 .

Large-scale conflicts Violence resulted Causation : the Syrian Civil War Military_operation ; the Iraqi insurgency Change_of_leadership and the following civil war Military_operation ; the Egyptian Crisis Influence , coup Change_of_leadership , and subsequent unrest Violence and insurgency Change_of_leadership ; the Libyan Civil War Military_operation ; and the Yemeni Crisis Influence and following civil war Military_operation .