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Russian jets attack rebel-held town near Golan

Russia assists Assad offensive near Israeli border that US says violates ceasefire brokered by US and Russia.

Russian jets attack rebel-held town near Golan

Assad: Negotiations with the U.S. are a waste of time

Syrian President rules out negotiations with the United States, says American policy will not change.

Assad: Negotiations with the U.S. are a waste of time

Assad: I wouldn't object to permanent Iranian base in Syria

Syrian President says his country's relations with Iran and its presence in Syria are non-negotiable.

Assad: I wouldn't object to permanent Iranian base in Syria

Assad: Russia and Israel aren't coordinated

Syrian President denies reports that Israel coordinated air strikes in Syria with Russia.

Assad: Russia and Israel aren't coordinated

ANALYSIS: After Iranian attack from Gaza, new war on the horizon

‘Never a dull moment’ has been Israel’s motto since the establishment of the state in 1948.

ANALYSIS: After Iranian attack from Gaza, new war on the horizon

Assad: Israel is in a 'panic'

Syrian leader denies Iranian presence in Syria, use of chemical weapons, says Israel 'hysterical' over 'losing dear ones' Al-Nusra and ISIS.

Assad: Israel is in a 'panic'

Russia: No Iranian forces on Israeli border

Fearing clashes with Israel, Assad regime and Russia look to reduce Iranian presence near Israeli border.

Russia: No Iranian forces on Israeli border

Liberman to Syria: Throw Iranians out

Defense Minister tells Syrian president to expel Iranian forces from his country, warns Iran's presence will only 'bring destruction.'

Liberman to Syria: Throw Iranians out

'We may have to eliminate Assad'

Senior Israeli minister warns Assad may be 'eliminated' if he continues to allow Iran to use Syria as base for attacks on Israel.

'We may have to eliminate Assad'

Trump: Get ready Russia, the missiles are coming to Syria

US President dismisses Russian threat to shoot down US missiles launched at Syria following deadly chemical weapons attack.

Trump: Get ready Russia, the missiles are coming to Syria

Mattis: 'Unwise' for Assad to use chemical weapons

U.S. Defense Secretary warns Syrian regime against using gas as a weapon.

Mattis: 'Unwise' for Assad to use chemical weapons

Assad: Operation in Eastern Ghouta will continue

Syrian President insists there is no contradiction between military operation against rebels and a truce.

Assad: Operation in Eastern Ghouta will continue

U.S. officials: Assad producing new kinds of chemical weapons

Officials in Washington say Syrian government still using chemical weapons despite committing to abolish its arsenal.

U.S. officials: Assad producing new kinds of chemical weapons

Assad replaces defense minister

Syrian President replaces his defense minister for the first time since 2012, part of a government reshuffle.

Assad replaces defense minister

Erdogan: Assad is a terrorist

Turkish President calls Syrian President a terrorist, says peace efforts cannot continue with him.

Erdogan: Assad is a terrorist

Assad: France a backer of 'terrorism'

Syrian President blasts France, says it has "no right to talk about peace" in his country.

Assad: France a backer of 'terrorism'

UN report: Assad responsible for April gas attack

New UN report finds Assad's regime was responsible for sarin gas attack in Khan Sheikhun.

UN report: Assad responsible for April gas attack

Assad meets visiting Iranian Chief of Staff

Syrian President meets General Mohammad Baqeri who vowed to destroy "Zionist enemy".

Assad meets visiting Iranian Chief of Staff

Liberman: In next war, Syria and Lebanon will be 1 front

Defense Minister warns Hezbollah, Syrian regime would considered one front on Israel's northern border in the next war.

Liberman: In next war, Syria and Lebanon will be 1 front

Liberman: Assad has won in Syria

Israeli Defense Minister says countries which sought to oust Bashar al-Assad now cozying up to Syrian dictator.

Liberman: Assad has won in Syria

Trump: We'd be upset if Assad uses chemical weapons

Trump says Washington “would be extremely upset” if Syrian President uses chemical weapons again.

Trump: We'd be upset if Assad uses chemical weapons

France again changes position on Assad

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian calls for transition in Syria that doesn't include Assad.

France again changes position on Assad

Nasrallah: I went to Damascus to meet Assad

Hezbollah leader claims he personally met Syrian president to seek his approval for a deal with ISIS.

Nasrallah: I went to Damascus to meet Assad

Assad: Western countries must cut ties with terrorism

Syrian President says countries that want to reopen embassies in Damascus must end their support for Syrian rebels.

Assad: Western countries must cut ties with terrorism

The most embarrassingly wrong book ever on the Middle East?

The most embarrassingly wrong book ever on the Middle East?

Assad portrait featured on new banknote

Syrian President's portrait printed on a new 2,000-pound banknote.

Assad portrait featured on new banknote

Macron: No 'legitimate successor' to Assad

French President says France no longer considers Assad's departure a precondition to resolving civil war.

Macron: No 'legitimate successor' to Assad

Putin 'convinced' Assad didn't use chemical weapons

Russian President dismisses any suggestion that Syrian President was behind April chemical attack.

Putin 'convinced' Assad didn't use chemical weapons

ADL: Syrian crematoria ‘invoke worst nightmares of Nazis’

ADL head compares reports of crematoria use for burning victim's bodies to Nazi use of crematoria during Holocaust.

ADL: Syrian crematoria ‘invoke worst nightmares of Nazis’

US accuses Assad of burning thousands in crematoria

US reveals Syria regime has set up crematorium at prison near Damascus, executes up to 50 people at prison every week.

US accuses Assad of burning thousands in crematoria

Assad vows to continue fighting

Syrian President says he will continue to fight the rebels trying to oust him.

Assad vows to continue fighting

Assad: Israel supports 'terrorists'

Syrian President claims Israel supports the rebels fighting his regime by providing them with weapons.

Assad: Israel supports 'terrorists'

Syria to buy latest Russian anti-missile system

Assad says purchase of system is meant to repel Israeli and American attacks in Syria.

Syria to buy latest Russian anti-missile system

Yad Vashem asks WH press secretary to visit website

Israeli Holocaust Museum asks Sean Spicer to visit website to learn about Holocaust following gaffe that Hitler never used chemical weapoons

Yad Vashem asks WH press secretary to visit website

'No political solution in Syria if Assad remains'

Ambassador Nikki Haley says she doesn't see a political solution in Syria until Assad is out of power.

'No political solution in Syria if Assad remains'

U.S. intelligence: Assad kept some of his chemical weapons

U.S. intelligence agencies suspect Syrian President kept chemical weapons he agreed to surrender in 2013.

U.S. intelligence: Assad kept some of his chemical weapons

Tillerson: Coalition forming to pressure Assad

Secretary of State says steps are underway on international coalition to pressure Syrian President.

Tillerson: Coalition forming to pressure Assad

Putin: Syria chemical weapons attacks 'unfounded accusations'

Putin tells Netanyahu it is 'unacceptable' to make accusations of chemical weapons attack against Assad regime.

Putin: Syria chemical weapons attacks 'unfounded accusations'

Haley: Syrians don't want Assad as their leader

Ambassador Nikki Haley says the United States does not believe that Syrians people Assad as their leader.

Haley: Syrians don't want Assad as their leader

Haley: Removing Assad no longer our priority

American ambassador to the UN says Syrian President's removal is not a priority for Trump administration.

Haley: Removing Assad no longer our priority

Assad responds to Israeli air strikes

President Assad claims the Russian deployment near his southern border can prevent confrontations between Syria and Israel.

Assad responds to Israeli air strikes

Israel treats more than 2,600 wounded Syrians

IDF says Israel has treated more than 2,600 Syrians wounded in the civil war which has raged across its northern neighbor since 2011.

Israel treats more than 2,600 wounded Syrians

Assad: Some of the refugees are 'terrorists'

Syrian President asserts that some of the millions of refugees who have fled his country conflict are "terrorists".

Assad: Some of the refugees are 'terrorists'

Syrian Foreign Minister calls on refugees to return to Syria

Foreign Minister of the Assad regime calls upon Syrian refugees who fled the carnage of the country’s civil war to come back to Syria.

Syrian Foreign Minister calls on refugees to return to Syria

Report: Assad named as responsible for chemical attacks

For the first time, investigators say they suspect Syrian President and his brother are responsible for the use of chemical weapons.

Report: Assad named as responsible for chemical attacks

Obama's burden - the Nobel Peace Prize

Obama's burden - the Nobel Peace Prize

Assad: Israel alone is our enemy

As the civil war in Syria rages on, Syrian President makes clear that 'Israel alone' is Syria's enemy.

Assad: Israel alone is our enemy

Assad: Victory in Aleppo a 'huge step' towards ending the war

Syrian President says a victory for his army in Aleppo would be a "huge step" towards ending the country's five-year civil war.

Assad: Victory in Aleppo a 'huge step' towards ending the war

Syrian children's hospital hit in government airstrikes

Syria resumes airstrikes on Aleppo, hitting a children's hospital, a blood, bank, and a school.

Syrian children's hospital hit in government airstrikes

Assad: Trump will be an ally - if he fights terrorism

Syrian President says U.S. President-elect will be a "natural ally" if he fulfills his pledge to fight "terrorists".

Assad: Trump will be an ally - if he fights terrorism

Assad: The West is growing weaker

Syrian President claims Western powers are "becoming much weaker" in Syria, praises Russia.

Assad: The West is growing weaker

Assad: Photo of 5-year-old Omran was 'forged'

Syria's President says photo of 5-year-old who covered in dust and blood in Aleppo had been manipulated.

Assad: Photo of 5-year-old Omran was 'forged'

Assad: There's no contradiction between Israel and ISIS

Syria’s President claims Israel is supporting the "terrorists" in his country, including jihadist groups like ISIS.

Assad: There's no contradiction between Israel and ISIS

Assad: We have 'no option' but to expel rebels from Aleppo

Syrian President warns rebels in Aleppo that unless they agree to a deal, his forces would have "no option" but to expel them from the city.

Assad: We have 'no option' but to expel rebels from Aleppo

UN awarded contracts to Assad associates despite sanctions

Guardian newspaper reveals the UN has awarded contracts to people closely associated with Syrian President as part of an aid program.

UN awarded contracts to Assad associates despite sanctions

Rebels, civilians allowed to evacuate from Daraya

Rebel fighters and civilians are to evacuate the besieged town of Daraya near the Syrian capital under an accord struck on Thursday,

Rebels, civilians allowed to evacuate from Daraya

Russia sides with UN against Assad

Russia appalled by report Assad used chlorine gas. "We must prevent such things from happening, even in the fog of war."

Russia sides with UN against Assad

U.S. calls for Assad to be held accountable for chemical attacks

White House says it is "impossible to deny" that Syria launched chemical weapon attacks.

U.S. calls for Assad to be held accountable for chemical attacks

Turkish PM: Assad may have a short term role in Syria

Turkish Prime Minister says his country is willing to accept a role for Syrian President during a transitional period.

Turkish PM: Assad may have a short term role in Syria

Watch: Too shocked to cry

An Aleppo boy sits alone and bloodied in an ambulance while rescue workers try to save his family from their bombed home.

Watch: Too shocked to cry