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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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‘No Doubt’ Syria Has Retained Chemical Weapons

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said during a visit to Israel Friday that there can be "no doubt" that Syria has retained...

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Proud of Former President Rawlings Blasting Trump

Let me start by stating that I personally don’t know the former president, so this is not an article in support of a...

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Assad Brands Chemical Weapon Claims ‘100 Fabrication’

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, who faces international calls to be tried as a war criminal, has branded claims his...

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British Tests Point To Sarin Use In Syria

British scientists have analyzed samples from the site of a suspected chemical attack in Syria and concluded that sarin...

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US Looking At Possible Russia Collusion In Syria Chem Attack

The United States is looking into whether Russia was complicit in an alleged chemical weapons attack by the Syrian...

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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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Iran’s Rouhani Says Trump Abetting Syria ‘terrorists’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that "terrorists" were applauding his US counterpart Donald Trump for...

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UN Chief Urges Restraint, Council To Meet On US Strikes In Syria

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged restraint and a renewed push for peace in Syria as the Security...

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Syria ‘chemical Attack’ Survivors Welcome US Strike

In the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun, site of an alleged chemical weapons attack, residents still mourning their dead on...

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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...

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Lethal Nerve Gas That Kills In Minutes

The United States believes the Syrian government employed a sarin-like nerve agent in Tuesday's deadly attack in the...

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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...

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Accident Theory In Syria Attack ‘fanciful’

Chemical weapons experts have thrown doubt on Russian claims the attack that killed more than 80 civilians in...

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Russia Says Its Support For Syria’s Bashar Al Assad Is ‘not Unconditional’

Russia has said its support for Syrian president Bashar al Assad is "not unconditional" in the wake of a suspected...

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Trump-Putin Relationship Under ‘serious Strain’

In the lead-up to the US election, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin exchanged warm and fuzzy-sounding phrases such as...

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US Envoy To UN Slams Russia Over Suspected Syria Chemical Attack

US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Wednesday lashed out at Russia for failing to rein in its ally Syria after a suspected...

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Syria ‘chemical’ Attack

International outrage is mounting over a suspected chemical attack that killed scores of civilians in a rebel-held town...

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Syria Strike Hit Rebel ‘toxic’ Weapons Depot, Says Moscow

A Syrian air strike hit a "terrorist warehouse" containing "toxic substances", Moscow said Wednesday, a day after a...