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The fifth US guided missile destroyer, USS Stout, is to arrive in the eastern Mediterranean near Syria later Thursday,US media reported.
Syrian Defense Minister Fahed al- Fraij said Thursday that the army will "decisively" respond to any form of foreign military action, the state-TV reported.
Russian Navy will conduct a routine ships rotation early September in the Mediterranean Sea, the country's Defense Ministry said Thursday.
The UN experts' possible return to The Hague for sample delivering should not prevent further investigation over alleged chemical weapons use in Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
Bashar al-Assad said Thursday Syria would defend itself against any foreign aggression, stressing determination to "eliminate terrorism" in the war-weary country.
Britain has sent six RAF Typhoon jets to its Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus on Thursday as a defensive and "precautionary measure," the Ministry of Defense (MOD) said.
The US says it will take action against the Syrian government for alleged use of chemical weapons even without the backing of allies or the UN.
Britain to submit Syria resolution to UN
Russian FM warns against military solution
Britain will submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council seeking to authorize "necessary measures" to protect civilians in the wake of alleged chemical weapon attacks in the country.
The Arab League (AL) on Tuesday said it held the Syrian administration "fully responsible" for the deadly chemical attack in the suburbs of Damascus.
The US and its allies were gearing up on Tuesday for a probable military strike against Syria that could happen within days as punishment for last week's chemical weapons attacks.
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem challenged the Western powers Tuesday to provide their evidence on the involvement of the Syrian troops in chemical weapons use.
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met on Monday evening in the West Bank city of Jericho away from the media, a Palestinian source said.
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