2013 January- Syria accused Israeli jets of attacking a military research center near Damascus ,but denies reports that lorries carrying weapons bound for Lebanon were hit. unverified reports say Israel had targeted an Iranian commander charged with moving weapons of mass destruction to Lebanon . International donors pledge more than dollars 1.5bn to help civilians affected by the conflict in Syria [humanitarian aid]
2013 March- Syrian warplanes bomb the northern city Raqqa after the rebels seize control. Britain pledge non-military aid to rebels .
Rise of Islamists
2013 June- government and allied Lebanese Hezbollah forces recapture strategically -important town of Qusair between homs and Lebanese border .rebel commanders complain that arms supplies taper off over international concerns about Islamists I the opposition camp.
2013 July- Saudi - backed Ahmed Jarba becomes Ahmed Jarba becomes leader of oppositions national coalition ,defeating qatarbacked rival .
2013 September-UN weapons inspectors conclude that chemical weapons were used in an attack on the Ghouta area of Damascus
2013 October -President Assad allows international inspectors to begin destroying Syria's chemical weapons o the basis of a US-RUSSIAN agreement .
2013 December - US and BRITAIN suspend "non lethal " support for rebels in northern Syria after reports islamist rebels seize some bases of western -backed FSA
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