More than 2,100 Syrian officers have fled to Jordan since the start of the conflict in their country in 2011, the kingdom's interior minister said in remarks published on Sunday. "Jordan is hosting around 2,130 Syrian officers of different...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday sent a strong warning to Syria, saying 'the threat of force is real' if it does not carry out an internationally brokered agreement to hand over its chemical weapons. Kerry issued the warning during a stop in Jerusalem, where he briefed...
A ban on chemical weapons isn't enough; the international community should also demand that the Syrian regime end its use of air power over populated areas, an opposition group said Sunday. "The Syrian National Coalition insists that the ban of use of chemical weapons,...
The United States and Russia on Saturday agreed on an ambitious plan to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons by the middle of next year. In a landmark deal thrashed out in talks spanning three days, the two powers gave Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a week to hand over the details and...
