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US-Russia War of Words Over Syria Clouds Moscow Talks

The United States and Russia were on a collision course over the alleged Syrian chemical attack on Wednesday as...

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‘No Doubt’ Syria Responsible For Deadly Chemical Attack

The United States has "no doubt" that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was responsible for last week's...

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France Angered As Syria Official Attends Paris Conference

A top Syrian official attended a conference in Paris Tuesday on the invitation of French lawmakers, angering the...

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Assad’s ‘murderous Rampage’ Must Be Stopped

US Senator John McCain, an advocate for a tougher stance on Syria for years, on Tuesday demanded the end of Damascus'...

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US Syria Strike ‘doesn’t Address Problem’

A US strike on a Syrian air base is no substitute for a proper investigation and accountability after a devastating...

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New Draft UN Resolution Calls For Syria Gas Attack Probe

Britain, France and the United States on Tuesday presented a new UN draft resolution demanding an investigation of the...

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Iraq’s Sadr Warns Assad Could Share Kadhafi’s Fate

Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Tuesday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he risked suffering the same fate as...

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Turkey Says Tests Confirm Sarin Used In Syria Attack

Turkey said on Tuesday that tests proved the deadly nerve agent sarin was used in a suspected chemical attack in...

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Putin Warns of Future Chemical Weapons ‘provocations’ To Frame Assad

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned of future chemical weapons "provocations" in Syria that would be...

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G7 Rejects Sanctions On Russia After ‘chemical Attack’

The G7 group of nations has failed to reach agreement over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria. Foreign...

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No G7 Consensus On Fresh Syria Sanctions

G7 foreign ministers have failed to agree on whether fresh sanctions should be imposed on Syrian President Bashar...

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US Sees No Place For Assad In Syria Future

The United States sees no place for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in any peace resolution for the war-torn country,...

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Hundreds In Syria Capital Protest US Strike

Hundreds of Syrian students gathered on Tuesday outside the United Nations headquarters in Damascus to protest last...

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Syria Dominates G7 Meet Before Tillerson Heads To Russia

Syria is set to dominate Tuesday's meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...

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US Strike Wiped Out Fifth of Assad Air Force, Mattis Says

The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime's remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim...

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Trump, May Aim To Convince Moscow To End Assad Support

A "window of opportunity" exists to convince Moscow to end its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, British...

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White House Warns Syria On Chemical, Barrel Bomb Use

The White House on Monday warned Syria that further use of chemical weapons or barrel bombs could bring US military...

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US Strike Destroyed 20 Percent of Syria’s Working Jets

Last week's US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of President Bashar al-Assad's working warplanes, Pentagon...

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Russia Could Face More Sanctions Over Syria

Further sanctions will be considered against Russia over the "appalling" behaviour of the Syrian regime, Boris Johnson...