(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces stepped up its ground bombardment on opposition-held areas in central Homs province, killing six civilians and wounding 15 more, local reporter said on Monday. The regime army backed by Iranian militias targeted the towns of al-Meshrefa, Talbiseh,...

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says it has opened an investigation over the weekend's suspected poison gas attack in Syria. The organization's director general, Ahmet Uzumcu, has expressed "grave concern in response to the alleged chemical weapons attack" over...

Germany says the Syrian regime must be held accountable for the deadly chemical attacks against its own population. Government spokesman Steffen Seibert says images of the aftermath of Saturday's attack in Douma "should move all of us." Seibert told reporters on Monday that "the...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed his concerns to Russia's Vladimir Putin over a suspected poison gas attack in Syria. Officials from the Turkish president's office say the two leaders spoke by phone on Monday during which Erdogan also emphasized the "importance of...