US President Donald Trump’s tweets undermined the attack planned by the anti-Assad coalition against the Syrian state regime, which has been using chemical weapons against the civilian population, The Times reports.

According to the British newspaper, for the attack, the US amassed the largest air and sea strike forces since the war in Iraq in 2003.

However, the chance of a surprise attack was ruined when the US president openly threatened Russia with a swift attack, rendering virtually all …

American intelligence officials have evidence of the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian city of Douma, reported NBC News, citing sources in the intelligence community.

According to the news network, intelligence officials received blood and urine samples of the victims.

The samples tested positive for chemical warfare agents - chlorine gas and an unnamed nerve agent. The samples were collected by U.S. intelligence and allied intelligence agencies through hospitals at the scene.

Sources …

During a Senate hearing for his confirmation as U.S. Secretary of State, CIA Director Mike Pompeo said that “a couple hundred” Russians were killed in Syria a few weeks ago.

“A handful of weeks ago, the Russians met their match. A couple hundred Russians were killed,” Pompeo said.

He mentioned the incident as an example of the U.S. administration’s actions aimed at containing Russia, along with the expulsion of 60 diplomats. The comment was in answer to a question about whether or not the …