Assad government

A day after Israel’s counter attack on a Syrian SA-5 surface-to-air missile site we are learning more about the incident, and unfortunately, some questionable outlets and commentators are spreading rumors that imply one of Israel’s F-35Is was the aircraft targeted by Syrian missiliers, and that the aircraft was damaged in the attack.

Syrian forces have used chemical weapons more than two dozen times during the country's civil war, including in the deadly attack that led to US air strikes on government planes, UN war crimes investigators said.

Samples obtained by French intelligence show that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "undoubtedly" used sarin nerve gas in an April 4 attack in northern Syria, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday, citing a declassified report, Reuters.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on April 6 said Washington would make an "appropriate response" to the April 4 suspected chemical attack in Syria, while calling for the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad.

The United States on April 30 demanded that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's forces halt their bombardment of the city of Aleppo and help restore a nationwide ceasefire, while nearly 30 air strikes hit rebel-held areas of the city on the same day as a temporary "calm" declared by Syria's military took effect around Damascus and in the northwest.

Russia and the US have agreed to implement a temporary cease fire in the the suburbs of Damascus and areas around the city of Latakia, according to Russian news agency RIA. Surprisingly the agreement does not include the city of Aleppo, which was bombed 2 days ago by Syrian government air fighters killing tens of civilians, including children and doctors.

According to the Human Rights Watch (HRW), 30,000 civilians have fled the war to escape fighting between ISIS jihadists and other rebels in Syria over the past two days. HRW estimates that most of the civilians have left the surrounding regions in Aleppo on the borders with Turkey, where heavy clashes are in progress between ISIS terrorists and other rebel groups.

According to Human Rights organisations over 200 citizens have been killed by Turkish military operation in the south-east region of the country, an area largely populated by Turkish citizens of Kurdish origin. The Turkish military has unleashed large scale operations in the area over the past days.