The U.N. announced Sunday that Syria missed its self-imposed deadline to eradicate chemical weapons, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad announced that he will run for a third term in office.
Turkey has reported shooting down a Syrian plane. For three years rebels have fought against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and, as the number of casualties continue to rise, the fighting continues to spill over into neighboring countries.
A special Russian missile cruiser has been released to the eastern part of the Mediterranean to lead the navy operations in the place. This was according to the Interfax who quoted a source from the military since the US gets ready to a potential strike as response to the current situation in Syria.
Obama called the situation in Syria "clearly a big event of grave concern" and said he hopes the Syrian government will allow a deeper investigation into the recent alleged chemical weapon attack in Damascus that killed more than 1,300 people.
