[2] In February 2006, several thousand demonstrators in Damascus set fire to the building housing the Danish, Swedish, and Chilean embassies, due to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.

[2] In August 2012, Sweden hosted a conference for the Syrian National Council (SNC) to support a democratic future for Syria, funded with SEK 430,000 from the Swedish aid budget.

However, concerns arose when SNC leaders, including Vice President Burhan Ghalioun, discussed supporting the Free Syrian Army, which raised questions about the alignment of Sweden's aid with democratic principles.

[5] In 2019, Sweden contributed approximately US$2.7 million to UNICEF's emergency response, improving access to lifesaving assistance and basic services for vulnerable children and families in Syria.

[7] Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, Sweden, along with several other European countries, temporarily suspended the processing of asylum applications from Syrians to reassess the evolving situation in Syria.