Syria ready for US 'aggression'
President Bashar al-Assad has said Syria is capable of confronting any "external aggression", Reuters reports, citing state television. The United States are seeking approval from Congress to take military action.
Free Syrian Army: Obama decision is 'backpedalling'
NBC News foreign correspondent Richard Engel said the opposition Free Syrian Army has called Obama's decision to seek Congression approval is "backpedalling."
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Regime delight at cracks in West's anti-Assad coalition
Syrian government officials were watching President Obama's White House speech. I didn't see them smile but there's no doubt they did.
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'Napalm bomb' dropped near school in Syria
Footage has emerged which appears to show an horrific incident incendiary weapons in northern Syria near a school.
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Anxiety and anger as Syria braces for missile strike
After last week's clouds of poison gases in the suburbs, people in Damascus are bracing themselves for the expected missile retaliation.