BEIRUT — The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local):7:45 p.m.U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says a retreat in Sweden with members of the deeply divided Security Council had “cooled down” tensions over Syria, stressing that all 15 members fully support a political solution. But the secretary-general said there was no solution to the dispute between Russia and many council members, including all Western nations, over a new body to determine responsibility for chemical weapons attacks in Syria. ——7 p.m.Israel’s military says it struck an artillery piece in Syria after a mortar fired from the territory exploded near its security fence. It was the first call between the two leaders since the French, British and U.S. airstrikes on chemical facilities in Syria on April 14. Hundreds of IS militants hold parts of the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk and nearby Hajar al-Aswad in southern Damascus.

Source: National Post April 23, 2018 12:59 UTC