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US Envoy To Sudan Pushes For Aid In Ex-Rebel Bastion

The top US envoy in Sudan pushed Monday for more access to deliver humanitarian aid to Golo as he visited the former...

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US Accuses Syria of Mass Executions and Burning the Bodies

The Syrian government has been accused of carrying out mass killings of thousands of prisoners by the US government -...

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US Blacklists 271 Syrian Chemists, Other Experts Over Sarin Attack

The US government put 271 Syrian chemists and other officials on its financial blacklist Monday, punishing them for...

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Chemical Arms Watchdog To Vote On Moscow Bid For New Syria Probe

The governing body of the global chemical arms watchdog will Thursday vote on a controversial Russian-Iranian move to...

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Ridding the World of Chemical Weapons

Russia criticised the world's chemical weapons watchdog for not sending experts to the site of an alleged chemical...

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US and Russia Still Far Apart As Syria Haunts Talks

Russia's President Vladimir Putin hosted US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Kremlin on Wednesday but the rival...

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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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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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Syria, Russia To Top Agenda As G7 Ministers Meet

G7 foreign ministers were on Monday to send a "clear and coordinated message" to Russia over its stance on Syria as...

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US Steps Up Pressure On Syria Ahead of Russia Talks

The United States stepped up pressure Sunday on Russia to rein in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning that any...

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Tillerson Says To Press Russia On Syrian Chemical Weapons

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will press Russia on its failure to prevent Syria's use of chemical weapons in...

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US Envoy To UN Threatens Further Military Action In Syria

The United States on Friday threatened to take further military action in Syria following its missile strikes on an air...

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Why Would Syria Mount ‘chemical Attack’?

While Western powers have blamed Syria's regime for this week's suspected chemical attack, questions remain over why it...

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US Hardens Tone On Syria At Emergency UN Meeting

U. S. Ambassador Nikki Haley warned Wednesday that the Trump administration will take action against chemical attacks...

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‘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...

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UN Watchdog Examines Eight Alleged Gas Attacks In Syria This Year

A UN chemical weapons watchdog is examining allegations of eight toxic gas attacks in Syria since the beginning of this...

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Syria Regime, Rebels Committed War Crimes In Aleppo

All Syrian sides that fought in the battle for Aleppo committed war crimes and the deal to evacuate civilians following...

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Russia, China Veto UN Resolution On Syria Sanctions

Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN resolution backed by Western powers that would have imposed sanctions on Syria...

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US, Russia Set To Clash Over Syria Sanctions

Russia and the United States were headed for a clash at the UN Security Council on Monday as Moscow prepared to veto a...