A Red Line Already Crossed In Syria
President Donald Trump's decision to strike the Syrian regime in retaliation for a chemical attack comes four years after his predecessor Barack Obama faced a similar challenge from Damascus -- and...
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US Launches Missile Strike Against Syria
US President Donald Trump ordered a massive military strike against Syria in retaliation for a chemical attack with a sarin-like nerve agent which Washington blames on President Bashar al-Assad. A...
Autopsy ‘shows Chemical Weapons Used In Syria Attack’
Autopsy results have revealed that chemical weapons were used in an attack which killed more than 80 people in Syria's Idlib province, according to Turkey's justice minister. Thirty-two victims of...
Pressure Mounts For UN Action On Syria ‘chemical Attack’
Western powers pushed ahead Thursday with efforts to take action over the suspected chemical attack in Syria after US President Donald Trump warned the "affront to humanity" would not go unanswered....
‘I Now Have Responsibility’ When It Comes To Syria
President Donald Trump, speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, said the chemical attack against Syrian civilians "crossed a lot of lines for me" and changed the way he views Syria and leader...
Global Outcry Over Suspected Syria Chemical Attack
A suspected chemical attack that killed at least 58 civilians in rebel-held northwestern Syria has prompted widespread outrage and calls for international action. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory...
‘Chemical Attack’ Leaves US Syria Policy In Disarray
The United States' stumbling response Tuesday to the latest apparent chemical weapons strike in Syria underlined the disarray at the heart of its strategy for the country. After an awkward delay,...
Syria ‘chemical Attack’ Down To Assad, US Says
The White House says it is "confident" Bashar al-Assad's government was behind an apparent chemical attack that killed at least 58 people in north-west Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...
White House Condemns Syria Chemical Attack, Blames Assad
The White House condemned what it called a "reprehensible" and "intolerable" chemical attack in Syria Tuesday and pinned the blame squarely on Bashar al-Assad's regime. White House spokesman Sean...
Syria Attack Believed To Be Chemical, From the Air
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said Tuesday that a "horrific" attack on a rebel-held town in the country that killed at least 58 people was believed to be chemical and launched from the air. "What...
Kim Jong-Nam Death: Mystery Video of Son Emerges
A video has emerged of the son of Kim Jong-nam, the murdered half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. In the short and censored clip, the man says: “My name is Kim Han-sol, from North...
UN-OPCW Panel Seeks Names of Syrian Commanders In Gas Attacks Probe
A UN investigative panel is pressing the Syrian government to hand over the names of commanders, military units and other entities suspected of carrying out chemical attacks, according to a report...
Sudan ‘uses Chemical Weapons In Darfur’
Dozens of children in Darfur have died writhing in agony, allegedly killed by chemical weapons dropped on them by their own government, it is claimed. Amnesty International say the children are among...
Cessation of Hostilities Comes Into Effect
A cessation of hostilities has come into effect in Syria, although it is unclear how widely it will be observed. If the truce holds for seven days, the US and Russia will carry out co-ordinated air...