Dozens of bodies have been found in a mass grave in the former Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria, including militants and civilians.

The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), the political wing of the armed group the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has registered with the United States Department of Justice to open a foreign representative office in Washington, it has been revealed.

The Trump administration plans to replace American troops with Arab forces in Syria to stabilize the situation in the northeastern part of the country, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing American officials.

Commenting earlier on a massive Western missile attack on Syria, which had been conducted in response to an alleged chemical attack in the city of Douma, Iran slammed the US, UK and France, calling the countries' heads "criminals."

Russian Armed Forces Command Headquarters announced on Saturday the country may send S-300 missile systems to Syria and other countries.

The United States communicated with Russia before launching strikes on Syria on Saturday to reduce the risk of killing Russian servicemen, US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman said.

While NATO has issued a strong statement of support for its three allies which launched a military strike against Syria over the suspected chemical attack of last weekend, the United Nations called for restraint.

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Saturday, April 14, warned of “dangerous consequences” in the aftermath of airstrikes carried out by the United States, France and Britain against Syrian military targets.

The Syrian air defenses intercepted a significant number of missiles fired on Saturday, April 14, by U.S., British and French during the overnight attack on Syria, Russia’s defense ministry said.

Iran has strongly condemned the Western military strikes against Syria as a violation of international law, warning against the repercussions of such an act of aggression against an independent country, Press TV reported.

The Syrian government has put its army on “high alert” after Saturday's suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town near Damascus.

The Syrian government has put its army on “high alert” after Saturday's suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town near Damascus.

First deputy chairman of the Russian upper house's Defense Committee, Yevgeny Serebrennikov said Wednesday that Russia will respond immediately if its military in Syria gets hit by a possible US airstrike.

United States has transferred 65 armored vehicles loaded with weapons to northern Syria, where they would be sent to Manbij region, Sputnik news agency reported on Tuesday, April 10.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on April 9 that Russia expects Turkey to bring the strategic northern Syrian Kurdish town of Afrin, previously held by YPG, under the control of the Syrian government.