Events in the year 2023 in Syria
Incumbents OfficeImageNameAssumed office / Current lengthPresident of the Syrian Arab RepublicBashar al-AssadVice President of the Syrian Arab RepublicFaisal Mekdad Najah al-Attar Speaker of the People's AssemblyHammouda Sabbagh President of the Supreme Constitutional CourtMohammad Jihad al-Laham Prime Minister of the Syrian Arab RepublicHussein Arnous
Events For events related to the civil war, see Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2023) 22 January – At least 13 people are killed when a five-story building collapses in Aleppo, due to a leaking of water in the building's foundation. 6 February – 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes 10 February – The death toll in the Turkey-Syria earthquakes has passed 23,000. 17 February – Islamic State gunmen massacre 68 people in Al-Sukhnah in Homs Governorate, including 61 civilians who were truffle hunting. 23 February – Fifteen people are killed and 40 others are kidnapped in Hama Governorate during an ambush on truffle hunters by Islamic State members. 29 March – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reshuffles the government's cabinet amid an increase in prices and shortages of food due to the severe economic situation the country, which was worsened by the recent earthquake. 9 April – Eight people are killed after a land mine planted by Islamic State members explodes in Deir ez-Zor. 16 April – At least 36 people are killed after Islamic State fighters attack a group of truffle hunters in Hama Governorate. 16 April – 5 shepherds are killed when Islamic State gunmen open fire at them in Deir ez-Zor. 10 August – Emergence of the 10th August movement of renewed civil protest against the government. 17 August – Start of general strike and 2023 Syrian protests. 22 September – President Bashar al-Assad visits China, meets with China's President Xi Jinping, and signs a strategic partnership with China on infrastructure as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative. 12 October – Syria says Israel has launched airstrikes on Damascus International Airport and Aleppo International Airport. Air defences were activated in response to the attacks. 25 October – The Israeli Air Force launches airstrikes on "military infrastructure" of the Syrian Armed Forces in Daraa Governorate, killing eight Syrian soldiers and injuring seven others. 27 October – The U.S. military says that it has conducted airstrikes on Iran-backed targets in Syria linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. 8 November – At least 30 pro-government militia forces and soldiers are killed in a series of attacks by the Islamic State (IS) near the cities of Deir ez-Zor, Homs, and Raqqa, with Russian airstrikes targeting the IS positions in response. 8 December – Syria says an Israeli airstrike has killed four people in a vehicle in Madinat al-Baath, Quneitra Governorate. Local media reports the victims were affiliated with Iran-backed militias. Shortly after the airstrike, rocket sirens are triggered in Israel's Galilee region. 12 December – Several drug dealers and a soldier are killed during a shootout at Jordan's border with Syria. 17 December – Syrian military shelling in Aleppo Governorate kills six civilians in Darat Izza and two civilians in Abzimou. 25 December – High-ranking Iranian general Sayyed Razi Mousavi is killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria. 30 December – Four Hezbollah members and two other militants are killed during three airstrikes at Syria's border with Iraq.
Deaths
6 February – Nader Joukhadar, 45, football player (Al-Wathba, national team) and manager (Salam Zgharta).
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