On 13 November 2012, during the ongoing Syrian Civil War, which had begun in March 2011, Syria′s president Bashar al-Assad issued a decreed establishment of a branch of the University of Damascus in Quneitra.
Den 13. november 2012, under den syriske borgerkrig, som begyndte i marts 2011, gav præsident Bashar al-Assad en resolution, som oprettede en gren af Universitetet i Damaskus i Quneitra.