Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned the United States on Monday, saying Washington will have to deal with another Vietnam scenario if it chooses to militarily intervene in the conflict-ravaged country after allegations that his regime has used chemical weapons in a Damascus suburb attack...

Maher al-Assad, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s brother, is being accused of involvement in Syria’s recent chemical weapons attack, the Guardian reported on Saturday. Not seen for a year, Maher has remained in the shadows commanding Syria’s most formidable military...

The footage shows some of the casualties of the chemical attack that has targeted the outskirts of Damascus. Throughout the footage, primitive ways of treating the casualties (e.g. water spraying) and symptoms of chemical exposure (e.g. muscle spasms and shortness of breath) can be...