chemical weapons

Bashar al-Assad's former defense minister has reached Istanbul after a defection that betrays cracks in the president's support among his…

U.S. President Barack Obama's effort to win legislative backing for military strikes against Syria passed its first hurdle on Wednesday…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that his country may support a Security Council resolution for a strike against…

President Barack Obama won the backing of key figures in the U.S. Congress, including Republicans, in his call for limited…

US President Barack Obama told congressional leaders Tuesday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must be held accountable for using chemical weapons…

More than two million Syrians have now fled their country, the UNHCR said Tuesday, as top US officials pressed a…

Arab states on Sunday urged the international community to take action against the Syrian government over a chemical gas attack…

Ambassador Nassif Hatta, spokesperson for Arab League secretary general, denying rumors about an Arab cover for the possible U.S. strike…

Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that the United States has proof sarin, a powerful nerve gas, was used…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the Jewish state was prepared for "every possible scenario" in neighboring Syria…