2024 in Syria

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Events in the year 2024 in Syria

## Incumbents

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* President: Bashar al-Assad[1]
* Vice President: Najah al-Attar
* Prime Minister: Hussein Arnous

## Events

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### January

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* 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.[2]

### February

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* 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.[3]
* 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.[4]
* 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.[5]
* 25 February – Two Hezbollah members are killed by an Israeli strike in al-Qusayr.[6]

### March

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* 1 March – An Israeli airstrike in Baniyas kills three people, including an IRGC field commander.[7]
* 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.[8]
* 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".[9]
* 26 March – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) bombs Syria, killing one Quds Force officer and 15 other militants.[10]
* 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.[11]

### April

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* 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.[12]
* 6 April – Seven children are killed in Daraa Governorate when a roadside bomb explodes.[13]
* 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.[14]

### May

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* 2 May – Several people are injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, the first since the attack on the Iranian consulate in April.[15]
* 25 May – One person is killed in a car bombing in Mezzeh, Damascus.[16]

### June

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* 6 June – A school bus plunges into the Orontes River near Darkush, Idlib Governorate, killing at least six children.[17]
* 11 June – Iraqi security forces in cooperation with U.S.-led coalition forces kill Abu Zainab, a senior member of Islamic State in Raqqa.[18]
* 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.[19]
* 18 June – An Israeli airstrike kills a Syrian army officer in southern Syria.[20]
* 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.[21]

### July

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* 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.[22]
* 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.[23]
* 4 July – The Islamic State kills eight people, including two civilians, in an ambush on pro-government militiamen in the Badiya desert.[24]
* 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.[25]
* 9 July – Hezbollah launches dozens of rockets at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, killing two Israelis.[26]
* 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.[27]
* 15 July:
* 2024 Syrian parliamentary election.[28]
* 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.[29][30]
* 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.[31]
* 26 July – Italy appoints an ambassador to Syria after 12 years, becoming the first G7 country to do so since the Syrian Civil War.[32]

### August

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* 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.[33]
* A magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes Hama Governorate, killing one person.[34]
* 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.[35]
* 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.[36]

## Holidays

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Further information: Public holidays in Syria

Source:[37]

* 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

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* 1 January – Riad al-Turk, 93, Syrian political dissident.[38]

## References

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1. ^ "Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts". CNN. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
2. ^ "IRGC says 4 members killed in Israeli attack on Damascus building". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
3. ^ Reals, Tucker; Watson, Eleanor; Sundby, Alex (2024-02-01). "Plans for U.S. strikes on Iranian personnel and facilities in Iraq, Syria approved after Jordan drone attack". CBS. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
4. ^ "U.S. launches retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria in response to Jordan drone attack". NBC News. 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
5. ^ "Attack on US base in Syria kills Kurdish fighters". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
6. ^ "Two Hezbollah members killed as Israel allegedly strikes Syria-Lebanon border". The Times of Israel. February 25, 2024.
7. ^ "Israeli strike kills three on Syria coast: Monitor". March 1, 2024.
8. ^ "Syria land mine blast kills 16 truffle hunters: monitor". Arab News. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
9. ^ "Israel strikes several sites in Syria, wounding a soldier, Syrian military says". AP News. 17 March 2024.
10. ^ "Airstrikes in Syria kill an Iranian adviser and a member of a World Health Organization team". AP News. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
11. ^ Beaumont, Peter (2024-03-29). "Israeli airstrike in Syria kills more than 40 people, says war monitor". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
12. ^ "Israel bombs Iran embassy in Syria, Iranian commanders among dead". Reuters. April 1, 2024.
13. ^ "Roadside bomb in southwestern Syria kills 7 children and wounds 2 others". AP News. 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
14. ^ "Iran says air defence systems shot down 3 drones amid Israel tensions". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
15. ^ "Eight Syrians injured in first alleged Israeli airstrike since Iran escalation". The Jerusalem Post. May 2, 2024.
16. ^ "Car bomb in the Syrian capital kills one. Drone strike near Lebanon border targets two vehicles". Associated Press. May 25, 2024.
17. ^ "At least 6 people die when a school bus plunges into a river in northwest Syria". Associated Press. June 6, 2024.
18. ^ "Iraqi forces kill senior Islamic State leader in a raid in Syria". Reuters. June 11, 2024.
19. ^ "ISIS kills 16 Syrian soldiers: Monitor". June 12, 2024.
20. ^ "Israeli strike on Syria kills army officer: state media". Arab News. 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
21. ^ "Swedish court acquits former Syrian army general accused of role in war crimes". Associated Press. June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
22. ^ "Seven protesters killed in north Syria clashes with Turkish forces: new toll". France 24. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
23. ^ "Germany, Sweden arrest eight over Syria crimes against humanity". France 24. 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
24. ^ "ISIS extremists kill eight in Syria desert: Monitor". July 4, 2024.
25. ^ "Special adviser to Syrian President Assad dies following car crash under unclear circumstances". Associated Press. July 6, 2024.
26. ^ "Two killed in Hezbollah rocket barrage toward Golan Heights". July 9, 2024.
27. ^ "Syrian state media says soldier killed in Israeli strike on Damascus". France 24. July 14, 2024.
28. ^ "No surprises expected as Syrians vote in parliamentary poll". France 24. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
29. ^ "More on the businessman assassinated in Syria". Al Jazeera. 15 July 2024.
30. ^ "Israeli strikes: Businessman affiliated to regime to commander funding Iran-backed militias in Syria kil*led in drone attack". SOHR. 15 July 2024.
31. ^ Benner, Katie; Goldman, Adam (2024-07-16). "Former Syrian Official in Charge of Notorious Prison Is Arrested in Los Angeles". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
32. ^ "Italy appoints ambassador to Syria to 'turn spotlight' on country, foreign minister says". Reuters. July 26, 2024.
33. ^ "U.S.-backed Syrian fighters say they killed 18 pro-government gunmen in rare attack in eastern Syria". Associated Press. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
34. ^ "وفاة امراة مسنة واصابة 25 جراء هزة ارضية في منطقة السلمية بحماه" (in Arabic). Syria News. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
35. ^ "US military says drone strike in Syria kills a Saudi militant from an al-Qaida-linked group". AP News. 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
36. ^ "Turkey and Russia resume joint patrols in northern Syria as Ankara seeks to mend ties with Assad". Associated Press. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
37. ^ "Syria Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
38. ^ "Riad Turk, the 'Syrian Mandela', dead at 93 in France". France 24. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-02.

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