German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (AP Photo) German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (AP Photo)The German government says it stands by its view that the US-led airstrikes against Syria were legal, despite experts saying they breached international law. Syrian state media say government forces and their allies are pressing an offensive against members of the Islamic State group in southern Damascus. Hundreds of IS militants hold parts of the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk and nearby Hajar al-Aswad in southern Damascus.

Source: Indian Express April 23, 2018 13:52 UTC