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IS Chemical Attacks Down In Syria

The Islamic State group is launching fewer chemical weapons attacks in Syria as their Iraqi stronghold in Mosul, where...

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US Sanctions IS Members Accused of Making Chemical Arms

The United States on Monday slapped financial sanctions on two suspected Islamic State militants accused of...

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Research Questions Whether Israel Considered 1967 Atomic Blast

Research suggesting Israel may have considered detonating an atomic device on the eve of the Six-Day War 50 years ago...

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Putin ‘convinced’ Damascus Not Behind April Chemical Attack

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview published Tuesday, said he was "convinced" the Syrian government was...

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UN Seeks Security For Syria Gas Attacks Investigators

The United Nations is working to obtain security assurances needed to dispatch an international team of experts to the...

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Syria Ceasefire Heads Leaders’ Agenda

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to press for a ceasefire to halt the war in...

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Syrian Forces Used Nerve Gas In Four Recent Attacks

Syrian government forces used deadly nerve gas in Khan Sheikhun and in three other recent attacks, Human Rights Watch...

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Chemical Weapons Allegedly Used 45 Times In Syria

Experts from the world's watchdog tasked with destroying chemical weapons are probing reports that toxic arms have been...

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France ‘hiding Truth’ On Suspected Chemical Attack

Syria on Thursday accused France of concealing the real identity of those behind a deadly suspected chemical attack, a...

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Trump Says Assad’s Future ‘not A Deal Breaker’ On Syria

US President Donald Trump told UN Security Council ambassadors that the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was...

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Frontline Clinic Window On Hell of IS-Held Mosul Areas

The horrific wounds and gruesome accounts of the victims filling a frontline clinic in west Mosul in Iraq offer a...

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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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US Slaps Sanctions On Syrian Officials Who Produced Sarin For Assad

The US government has imposed 'sweeping sanctions' on Syrian officials in response to the sarin gas attack the...

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US-Backed Forces Enter Major Jihadist-Held Syria Town

A US-backed alliance of Arab-Kurdish forces entered the key jihadist-held town of Tabqa on Monday as they pursued their...

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US Treasury Sanctions Syrian Officials Over Sarin Attack

The US government imposed "sweeping sanctions" on Syrian officials in response to what the US says was a sarin gas...

International

US Defence Secretary Visits Qatar To ‘reinforce’ Ties

The US defence secretary has met Qatar's leader during a visit to the Gulf state, home to the largest American airbase...

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US Defence Secretary Visits Key Ally Qatar

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Qatar's emir Saturday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf state, home to the...

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Russian FM Presses US’s Tillerson Over Syria Probe

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced "regret" in a phone call with his US counterpart at Washington's...

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Canada Sets New Sanctions Against Syria After Chemical Attack

Canada announced new sanctions against Syria on Friday targeting officials and entities linked to the use of chemical...