Timeline of the Syrian civil war (September–December 2017)

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The following is a timeline of the Syrian Civil War from September to December 2017. Information about aggregated casualty counts is found at Casualties of the Syrian Civil War.

Contents

September 2017

1 September

2 September

3 September

5 September

6 September

7 September

9 September

10 September

11 September

13 September

14 September

15 September

16 September

17 September

18 September

19 September

20 September

21 September

22 September

23 September

24 September

25 September

26 September

On September 26 2017, at 12:06 a.m., Tu-95MS strategic bombers fired cruise missiles in Syria.

27 September

28 September

October 2017

1 October

2 October

3 October

4 October

6 October

10 October

11 October

12 October

15 October

16 October

17 October

18 October

19 October

November 2017

3 November

7 November

8 November

13 November

18 November

19 November

December 2017

11 December

26 December

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