Allegations of Bashar Assad's chlorine use are frequent in Syria's conflict, raising questions about whether Washington had effectively lowered the threshold for military intervention.

Examination of numbers reported injured and types of injuries points to major reduction in violence and numbers participating in protests.

A crew of dedicated IDF women soldiers use sophisticated observation systems to pinpoint Syrian trouble spots and avert attacks against Israel.

US, UK and France announce joint strike on Assad regime chemical weapons facilities.

The US-led strikes were a response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on the Syrian town of Douma last weekend which killed dozens of civilians.

The US-led strikes in Syria were designed to send a message of deterrence. Is the regime deterred?

Theresa May said the aim was to deter the Syrian authorities from further use of chemical weapons and to send a message to the wider world that it was unacceptable to use such weapons.

The injured troops were rushed to hospital and the deceased soldier’s family was notified of the tragedy.