US suspects Syria in new chemical attack, threatens reprisal The United States said on Tuesday it suspected that Syrian government forces have carried out a fresh chemical attack and it threatened reprisals.

Russia warns of split in chemical arms body

Russia warned on Tuesday of a split in the world chemical weapons watchdog after Moscow failed to stall the body's new powers to apportion blame for attacks like those in Syria.

Chemical inspectors await all-clear to begin work in Syria’s Douma

International investigators on Tuesday were awaiting the green light from a UN security team to begin work in a Syrian town hit by an alleged chemical attack, after delays and warnings by Western powers that crucial evidence had likely been removed.

Syrian air defence shoots down missiles over Homs: state media

Syrian air defence shot down missiles over the central province of Homs, the state news agency said on Tuesday with the strikes reportedly targeting regime air bases.

Blasts shake Damascus as US and allies launch Syria strikes

 The United States, Britain and France carried out a wave of pre-dawn strikes against Syria’s regime Saturday in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack, lighting up the sky of Damascus as explosions shook the city. 

US, France, Britain launch strikes on Syria: Trump

The United States, Britain and France launched punitive military strikes against Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime in response to its latest alleged chemical weapons atrocity, President Donald Trump announced Friday.

’Don’t test Israel’s resolve’, PM warns Iran on Holocaust Day

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday warned Iran not to test Israel's resolve, in a speech marking the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Casualties reported in strike on Syria air base: state media

A missile attack on a Syrian military airport left several dead and wounded, state media said on Monday, after the US warned Damascus and its allies over an earlier suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town.

Syria govt behind sarin gas attack in April: UN probe

United Nations war crimes investigators said on Wednesday that they had evidence Syrian government forces were behind a chemical attack which killed dozens of people in Khan Sheikhun in April.

Syria’s Assad says chemical attack ’100 per cent fabrication’

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said a suspected chemical weapons attack was a "fabrication" to justify a US military strike, as Moscow digs in to defend its ally despite increasing strains with Washington.