Norwegian officials, citing time and regulatory issues, turned down a U.S. request to help destroy chemical weapons in the dismantling of Syria's toxic arsenal. "After a comprehensive assessment, the two countries [Norway and the United States] have come...
Islamist rebels battled Syrian government forces on Tuesday to retain control of Sadad, the historic Christian town which the insurgents has stormed a day earlier, residents said, according to Reuters. "There is a huge on-off battle here now, the army even used fighter jets," said one female...
On Sunday, September 29, President Bashar al-Assad declared to the world, via an interview on Italian television, his resolve to clear Syria of chemical weapons - accepting a Russian-brokered deal to avert punitive U.S. action. That same morning his forces appear to have dropped...