The Israeli military said it struck Syrian artillery and aerial defense batteries in retaliation for Saturday’s firing of two rockets at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Continue reading →

“We have started striking Iranian Quds targets in Syrian territory. We warn the Syrian Armed Forces against attempting to harm Israeli forces or territory,” Israel’s military said in a statement. Continue reading →

The Russian military on Wednesday criticized an alleged Israeli airstrike near the Syrian capital, saying it has endangered civilian flights. Continue reading →

“Our air defenses have intercepted a number of hostile targets near Damascus,” Syrian state TV said. Continue reading →

The Syrian Observatory for Human rights, a UK-based war monitor, said however there had been firing near the airport. Continue reading →

The global chemical weapons watchdog says in an interim report on the suspected chemical attack in Syria’s Douma last April that “various chlorinated organic chemicals” were found at the site Continue reading →

A false alarm set off Syrian air defense systems early on Tuesday, the military said, denying earlier reports of an “outside aggression” and incoming airstrikes and underscoring the chaotic nature of the multiple actors in Syria’s theater of war. Continue reading →

Putin warned that further Western attacks on Syria would bring chaos to world affairs, as Washington prepared to increase pressure on Russia with new economic sanctions. Continue reading →

Syrian Canadians expressed a range of reactions to the recent U.S.-led airstrikes against Syria’s government. Continue reading →

The U.S., Britain and France were convinced that the Assad government had used chlorine and sarin nerve gas against a rebel-held Damascus suburb, American officials said. Continue reading →