Syrian Regime

Syria has given Russia evidence of chemical attack carried out by rebels

A top Russian diplomat visiting Damascus says Syria has turned over material aimed at showing that a chemical weapons attack last month was carried out by rebels

Despite losing control, Assad could cling to power for years: Israeli commander

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could cling to power for years despite having lost overall control of his country, according to Israel's top commander on the frontier with Syria

'Strong evidence' that Syrian regime behind chemical attack: Human Rights Watch

An international human rights group says evidence "strongly suggest" that Syrian government forces fired rockets with warheads containing a nerve agent into a Damascus suburb in August, killing hundreds of people there

Obama goes to Congress with hopes of diplomatic resolution to Syria

Barack Obama is heading to Congress on Tuesday with fresh hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough that would allow Syria's government to avert U.S. missile strikes if it surrenders its chemical weapons arsenal.

Syria conflict: Rebels shoot down regime helicopter

In the past months, rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad have frequently targeted military aircraft and air bases in an attempt to deprive his regime of a key weapon used to target opposition strongholds and reverse rebel gains in the 2-year-old conflict.

Syrian regime airstrikes killed 4,300 since last year: Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch says Syrian fighter jets have targeted bakeries, breadlines and hospitals in the country's north. Parts of the region have fallen under the control of rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad.

Syria rebels bolstered by new arms but divisions remain

Several rebel commanders and fighters said that a shipment which reached Syria via Turkey last month comprised shoulder-held and other mobile equipment including anti-aircraft and armour-piercing weapons, mortars and rocket launchers.

It's motivation over skills in Syrian rebel training

"Our faith in our cause outweighs our shortcomings," said the instructor of a Syrian rebel traning camp, who defected from the Syrian army in February

Use of chemical weapons will change Syria's equation with US: Obama

Barack Obama has issued the toughest warning to his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad, saying the use of chemical or by Damascus would be a "red line" that would change his calculus significantly and provoke a foreign military intervention.