Protesters waved Syrian flags at the demonstration, dubbed a “salute to the achievements of the Arab Syrian Army,” set off fireworks and unleashed celebratory gunfire. read more

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad remained defiant today after his US counterpart Barack Obama decided to seek congressional approval for a military strike, reiterating his country was ready for any intervention. read more

A bomb exploded in central Damascus on Wednesday close to several military buildings and a hotel housing United Nations observers, wounding three people and sending a pillar of black smoke into the sky above the Syrian capital. read more

A Syrian air raid killed at least 30 people in a rebel-held northern border town today, opposition activists said, and a bomb went off near UN and military sites in the capital Damascus, wounding three. read more