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Iran is sending officials to Lebanon, Iraq and Syria as tensions mount with Israel, Saudi Arabia and the U.S.

Assad would rather rule over the ruins of Syria than allow for a peaceful transition to democracy.

Only 23 percent of those surveyed opposed the missile strikes.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has all but won the seven-year civil war in his country, and Trump's first priority is defeating ISIS.

Obama tried to sidestep crises, and Trump is allowing three autocratic governments to advance and a murderous dictatorship to survive.

Every day those 2,000 U.S. troops remain in Syria, we remain saddled with enormous strategic risk.

Naples Mayor Luigi de Magistris said his "City of Peace" was no place for nuclear weapons or nuclear-powered vessels.

Moscow's top diplomat accused the West of targeting the Russian public, not elites, with sanctions.

Syria celebrates 72 years of independence from France on April 17, 2018.

It's become clear that the targets were empty—and the attack was no more than a show.

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley cautioned that chemical attacks similar to those in Syria "could happen" in the United States doesn't take more precautions domestically.

Unlike Trump, Obama initially turned to Congress to decide on whether to attack Syria.

President Donald Trump announced the U.S. has launched "precision strikes" against Syria, in conjunction with France and the United Kingdom.

Since 2001, the U.S. has been involved in several ongoing overseas conflicts with no clear end in sight.

The claim was made without evidence.

The world's top two military powers may be on a collision course in Syria.

Russia is protecting the 21st century's biggest mass murderer, Bashar Al-Assad.

"The Russians met their match," said CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who has been nominated for secretary of state.

The Irbus Cossacks of St. Petersburg named him an honorary member when Trump became president.

"The current global situation cannot but cause concern," the Russian president said.

"We hope the Trump administration thinks twice before deciding to attack Syria," the ruling Chinese Communist Party's newspaper said.

Defense Secretary James Mattis is heading to the White House to show President Donald Trump his options for attacking Syria.

How wonderful it would be if the fresh-faced French president could make amends for the self-serving 25-year French Mandate rule in Syria.

A suspected chemical attack on Douma, Syria, left dozens dead, including children.

Two opposing, multinational alliances are forming as President Donald Trump decides whether or not to attack Syria.

As with other high-profile incidents involving violence in Syria that has been blamed on Assad, conspiracy theorists are calling the attack a hoax.

Russian jets are soaring over the waters of the Mediterranean, and Syria has moved new air defenses near Assad's presidential palace.

Donald Trump has warned the U.S. would respond to the poison gas attack in Douma which killed dozens.

In an angry address to the United Nations, Russia's envoy implied rebels staged the alleged chemical attack.

President Trump could decide whether to attack Syria as soon as "later today," a move that could draw a Russian military response.