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The following lists events that happened during 2011 in Syria.

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Events

For events related to the Civil War, see Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (January–April 2011), Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (May–August 2011) and Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (September–December 2011)

April

1 April

After online calls for a "Friday of martyrs" (Template:Lang-ar), thousands of protesters emerged from Friday's prayers and took to the streets in multiple cities around Syria. Security forces opened fire on about 1,000 protesters in the suburb of Damascus, Douma, killing eight. In Damascus, hundreds gathered in Al Rifai mosque to protest after Friday prayers; however, government forces reportedly sealed the mosque and attacked those who tried to leave. Further south, in a small city outside Daraa, a demonstrator was killed during a protest there.[1][2]

2 April

Over 2,000 people protested in support of Assad in the village of Buq'ata in the Golan Heights,[3] while Syrian security forces arrested more than 20 people in Daraa and Homs, according to a human rights group.[4] Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Erdogan said he will put pressure on Assad to create reforms.[5]

3 April

Syrian authorities released 50-year-old Reuters photographer Khaled al-Hariri after six days in detention.[6]

Assad appointed Adel Safar as the new Syrian prime minister and charged him with the task of forming a new government.[7]

4 April

Assad appointed Mohammad Khaled al-Hannus as the new governor of Daraa.[8] Meanwhile, thousands of Syrians marched through the shuttered streets of Douma, just outside Damascus, chanting antigovernment slogans as they buried at least eight victims of the crackdown on protests held 1 April.[9]

Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the state news agency, reported that 8 prisoners were killed in a fire that was set by one of the prisoners in Latakia prison. Two police men were injured by the fire.[10]

5 April

AFP reported the start of "Martyrs Week" (Template:Lang-ar), a series of rallies organized by the Syrian Revolution 2011 Facebook group in honor of those killed in recent security crackdowns on pro-reform demonstrations.[11] According to state television, two policemen in rural Damascus were shot to death by unidentified perpetrators.[12] 15 people died in protests in Kafr Batna in Syria.[citation needed]

6 April

Assad's government offered concessions to Sunnis and Kurds and that teachers would once again be allowed to wear the niqab.[9] The government had also closed the country's only casino.[13] Tens of thousands of Kurds residing in Syria will soon be granted Syrian citizenship.[14]

The editor of Syrian government daily Teshreen said she is organizing talks with key opposition figures so that they can air their demands for political reforms.[15] A politician close to the said that the Syrian parliament is preparing to adopt major reforms in May, including an end to emergency rule.[16]

7 April

Minor protests took place across Syria, but the majority of protesters prepared for large demonstrations planned for Friday.[17]

8 April
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On the third Friday called "Friday of Resistance" (Template:Lang-ar), thousands of protesters took to streets in Daraa, Latakia, Tartus, Edlib, Baniyas, Qamishli, Homs and the Damascus suburb of Harasta, in the largest protest yet.[18][19]

27 anti-government protesters were killed in Daraa and many other were wounded when security forces opened fire with rubber bullets and live rounds to disperse stone-throwing protesters.[19][20] The clashes started when thousands of prayers staged rallies following the Friday prayers. In a telephone call one of the activists told the news agencies that demonstrators, starting from three mosques, have marched to the city's main court where they were confronted by security forces dressed in civilian clothing.[21] A witness told Reuters he saw "snipers on roofs."[22] It was also reported that another resident has seen "pools of blood and three bodies" in the Mahatta area of Daraa.[22] The protesters have also smashed a stone statue of Basil al-Assad, the brother of the current President of the country, and set fire to a Ba'ath Party outpost.[21][22][23] The state-run Syrian Television reported that 19 police officers and members of the security forces have been killed in Daraa.[24]

At least three people were killed in Damascus's suburb city of Harasta and two people were killed and dozens wounded in Homs, Syria's third largest city.[25] A human rights group said 37 people killed in protests across the country on Friday.[9]

9 April

Witnesses in the city of Daraa reported that Syrian security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas at thousands of protesters who had gathered for a mass funeral near a mosque.[26] In Latakia, witnesses said Syrian security forces used live ammunition to disperse hundreds of people who gathered to protest. Another witness said water trucks had been brought in and were hosing down the streets to wash away blood.[27]

10 April

The death toll of the previous day's events was up to 26 people in Daraa,[citation needed] 20 in the Homs neighborhood of Teldo and one in Baniyas.[citation needed] On 10 April's morning, militiamen alleged to be members of the shabbiha opened fire on demonstrators in front of the main mosquee of Baniyas, killing at least 4. Uprising also took place in Homs, Douma and Daraa.[28] 9 soldiers of a unit of the Syrian army were killed in an armed ambush on a road near Baniyas, including two officers, while many others were injured.[29]

11 April

Students in the Science faculty of Damascus University, located in the Baramkeh area in Damascus, began a demonstration in which they chanted for freedom and support of the people in Daraa and Baniyas. However, the Damascus University Dean of the Faculty of Science, Dr. Mohammad Said Mahasni, denied the reports, and said instead that a number of students gathered in front of the faculty, rejecting attempts of destabilizing Syrian national security, and chanting national slogans and support for Assad.[30][31] In Baniyas, funerals for the 4 protesters who were shot down by the military led to a new demonstration, and security forces attacked the city until late at night.[32]

12 April

The day started with a confirmation that one student was beaten to death by security forces during the demonstration at Damascus University one day earlier. Witnesses reported that the suburb of Bayda in Baniyas was surrounded by tanks, and ongoing gunfire by security forces had led to dozens of injuries,[33] while neither ambulance cars nor necessary food-aid that had been sent from the nearby city Tartus were allowed to enter the village.

13 April

Hundreds of women took part in a march demanding the release of 350 men arrested in town of Bayda. Protests also spread to Aleppo University, as security forces and students clashed on the campus of Aleppo's faculty of literature and three students were arrested. In Damascus, about 50 students staged a pro-freedom protest at the faculty of law.[34]

14 April

Assad announced the release of hundreds of prisoners that were "not involved in criminal acts", and that a new government had been formed (see Cabinet of Syria). In the coastal city of Baniyas (Banias), the army replaced the secret police. Shortly afterwards, a sniper killed one soldier and wounded another. Assad also met with a delegation from Deraa in his first direct contact with representatives close to the protesters.[35][36]

300 people protested in Suwayda.[37]

15 April

On "Friday of determination" (Template:Lang-ar), tens of thousands of people held protests in several Syrian cities, including Baniyas, Latakia, Baida, Homs, and Deir ez-Zor.[38][39] Al Jazeera reported that up to 50,000 protesters trying to enter Damascus from the Douma suburb were dispersed by security forces using tear gas, while in the Barzeh district of the capital violence erupted when dozens of armed men in plain clothes surrounded about 250 protesters rallying in front of a mosque.[40] On the other hand, thousands demonstrated in Daraa, but security forces were not visible in the city, as the authorities reportedly allowed the uprising to take place.[39]

Deaths

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