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Events relating to syria
British archaeologist Henry Layard, in his first month of digging in Iraq, discovers the Assyrian city of Nimrud
Scottish painter David Roberts completes publication of his 6-volume The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia
Hormuzd Rassam discovers the magnficent lion-hunt reliefs in the palace of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh
Britain and France sign the secret Sykes-Picot Agreement, dividing up spheres of influence in the Middle East
After a victory at the historic battle site of Megiddo, Allenby captures the city of Damascus
A national congress in Damascus proclaims Faisal king of an independent Syria
French intervention in Syria forces Faisal off the throne and out of the country
League of Nations mandates give France responsibility for Syria and Lebanon
Faisal, having lost Syria, is given the throne in the British mandated territory of Iraq
A pregnant female hamster, captured in Syria, becomes the ancestor of every pet hamster in the world
The Ba'th party is founded by Michel Aflaq and others in Syria, with a pan-Arab political agenda
Syria becomes fully independent with the withdrawal of French forces
Egypt and Syria merge as the United Arab Republic (but disengage three years later)
Syria withdraws from the United Arab Republic (UAR) seeing it as unacceptably dominated by Egypt
A military coup in Syria brings the Ba'th party to power
An Arab League summit is held in Alexandria after the break-up of the union between Egypt and Syria
Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria in the Six-Day War
Ba'thist leader Hafiz al-Assad takes power in a military coup in Syria
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), expelled from Jordan, makes a new base in Lebanon
Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement
Israeli Minister of Defence Ariel Sharon heads Israel's invasion of Lebanon to expel the PLO
Yasser Arafat and the PLO move to Tunisia, after being driven out of Lebanon by Israel
Christian militiamen massacre Palestinian refugees in the Sabra and Chatila camps in Lebanon
Hezbollah emerges in Lebanon as an Iranian-sponsored resistance movement against the Israeli occupation of the southern part of the country
Israel completes the withdrawal of its troops from southern Lebanon
