The UN says war in Syria has displaced some 700,000 more people in 2018 alone.

The international chemical weapons watchdog starts an investigation into a reported chemical attack near the Syrian capital of Damascus.

Iran rejects the 'conspiratorial and illogical' claims about an alleged chemical attack by the Syrian government in Eastern Ghouta.

Russia says reports that allege the Syrian government has conducted a chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta are "bogus."

The Damascus government voices its readiness to engage in talks with the Jaish al-Islam Takfiri group that is still holding Douma in Syria's Eastern Ghouta region.

The Syrian government denies terrorist claims about launching a chemical attack in the city of Douma in Eastern Ghouta.

The Syrian army is making advances against militants in the town of Douma, their last stronghold in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta.

Syria and Russia have given an ultimatum until Wednesday to militants in Eastern Qalamoun to either leave the area, lay down arms or face war.

Russia says more than 40,000 civilians have returned to Eastern Ghouta after the Syrian capital’s countryside was almost fully liberated from militants.

Drone footage filmed on Sunday showed the key motorway connecting the Syrian capital of Damascus and Eastern Ghouta after it was cleared of militants by Syrian government forces after a seven-year-long blockade.