Bashar Assad

Syria's rebels are criticizing a plan to destroy the country's chemical weapons, saying it doesn't punish President Bashar Assad. The Syrian regime's first public reaction to the U.S.-Russia deal came Sunday, when a minister called it a "victory."

In making the case for a military strike against Syria, Obama also acknowledged that a Russian plan to avoid a strike was "encouraging."

In his address to the nation this evening, President Barack Obama will cautiously support the Russian plan for Syria to place their chemical weapon…

A narrowly targeted U.S. military strike is likely to take place soon in response to recent events in Syria.That’s according to Nancy Soderberg, visiting…