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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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Shelling of Rebel Bastion Near Syria Capital Kills 19

At least 19 civilians were killed on Tuesday in heavy aerial bombardment of several opposition-held towns east of the...

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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...

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Tragedy of Suspected Chemical Attack Seeps Into Syria Conference

For Diaeddin Al Zamel, the call to save Syria at a EU-UN conference in Brussels was not supposed to be a punch to the...

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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...

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Evacuation of Syria Towns Delayed

The implementation of a deal to evacuate four besieged Syrian towns has been delayed over last-minute negotiations, a...

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Syria Chemical Attack Kills 58 People

At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in...

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‘Chemical Attack’ In Idlib Kills Dozens

At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in...

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EU, UN Seek Plan For Syria’s Future At Aid Conference

The European Union and the UN host a two-day conference starting Tuesday on Syria's future, with Russian-backed...

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Regime Strikes Kill 22 Civilians Near Damascus

Air strikes by Syrian warplanes on a rebel-held region near Damascus killed at least 22 civilians on Monday, the Syrian...

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EU Sees No Future For Assad In Syria

President Bashar al-Assad has no future in post-conflict Syria but his fate is ultimately up to the Syrian people, EU...

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Anti-Occupation Peace Demo In Jerusalem

Several hundred mostly Jewish protesters marched in Jerusalem late Saturday to denounce nearly 50 years of Israeli...

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Palestinian Stabs Three Israelis, Is Shot Dead

A Palestinian from the occupied West Bank stabbed and wounded three Israelis in Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday before...

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Army Regains Territory Lost In Central Syria

Syria's army and allies have regained most of the territory they lost during an assault by rebels and jihadists earlier...

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Syrian Opposition Rejects ‘any Role’ For Assad

The Syrian opposition to the Damascus regime said Thursday it rejected "any role" now or in the future for current...

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Palestinian Tries To Stab Israeli Police, Shot Dead

A Palestinian woman said to be the mother of a man killed last year attempted to stab Israeli police at the entrance to...

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Evacuation Deal Reached For Four Syrian Towns

Four Syrian towns are to be evacuated under an agreement between pro-government forces and rebels, in the latest of a...

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Evacuation Deal Reached For 4 Besieged Syria Towns

Four Syrian towns that have been under crippling siege for more than two years are to be evacuated under a deal reached...

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No Peace Deal In Syria Without US Role

A political deal to end the Syrian conflict is not possible without a strong US role, the opposition's chief negotiator...