( Reuters )- Syria's information minister said Friday the U.S. strike that hit a Syrian army airbase in Homs province was "limited" and he did not expect any further military escalation. "I believe this strike was limited in time and space, and it was expected," Ramez Turjman said in a phone...

( Reuters )- President Vladimir Putin believes that U.S. cruise missile strikes on a Syrian air base broke international law and have seriously hurt U.S.-Russia relations, Russian news agencies cited the Kremlin as saying on Friday. The Russian leader, a staunch ally of Syrian President...

( Reuters )- The United States fired dozens of cruise missiles at a Syrian airbase on Friday from which it said a deadly chemical weapons attack was launched this week, an escalation of the U.S. military role in Syria that swiftly drew sharp criticism from Russia. Two U.S. warships fired 59...

 The Syrian opposition welcomed U.S. strikes against a Syrian government airbase on Friday and called for more after two American warships fired dozens of missiles at the airfield in a sharp escalation of the U.S. military role in Syria. The Syrian opposition has long been critical of...