Attack near eastern city of Deir el-Zour causes material damage, Syrian state media says, a day after alleged strike on Iranian weapons shipment near Damascus

State media doesn't confirm reports from opposition media outlets, which claim shipments were en route to Lebanon; there are no immediate reports of collateral damage or casualties

In rare confirmation of cross-border strike, army says temporary buildings a violation of the 1974 Agreement on Disengagement

Pro-opposition reports say men hit by missile while riding motorcycle near Beit Jinn; no comment from Syrian authorities, IDF

China one of only a handful of countries Syrian leader has visited since 2011; Beijing has pledged $2 billion in investments in Syria, but funds 'yet to materialize'

Syrian authorities have accused Israel of carrying out two separate attacks on Wednesday, killing 2 soldiers, wounding 6 and causing 'material losses'

State-run SANA news agency says ‘material losses’ also caused in attack in Tartus area, in northwestern part of country

Al-Qaeda linked attackers strike government military position, as Turkey-backed forces battle Kurds in another region and protests continue over deteriorating economy

Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says assault in Idlib province carried out by al-Qaeda affiliate and group made up of members from China's Uighur Muslim minority

Dozens of people demonstrate in Daraa, Sweida provinces, openly call for end to Syrian president's rule, 12 years after bloody civil war began