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France and Russia Vow To Fight Extremism

The French and Russian foreign ministers vowed Thursday to put aside their countries' differences to fight and defeat...

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Syria Warns of Allied Response In Case of US Attack

The Syrian government on Monday warned that any new attack by Washington on the war-ravaged country would provoke an...

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Moscow Says ‘questionable Data’ In Report On Syria Chemical Attack

Russia on Friday dismissed a report by the UN's chemical weapons watchdog that sarin was used as a chemical weapon in...

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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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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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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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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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Scared Syrian Evacuees Stuck At Site of Deadly Bombing

Hundreds of frightened Syrians being evacuated from besieged towns were stuck Thursday at a rebel-held transit point...

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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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‘Incontrovertible’ Sarin Gas Used In Syria

The head of a global arms watchdog said Wednesday that "incontrovertible" test results from an alleged chemical strike...

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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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Buses Evacuate Hundreds From Four Besieged Syria Towns

Hundreds of civilians and fighters who have been under crippling siege for more than two years left four Syrian towns...

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Syria’s Assad Says Chemical Attack ‘100% Fabrication’

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has accused the West of fabricating a suspected chemical weapons attack that prompted...

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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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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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Moscow Slams US ‘aggression’ In Syria, Suspends Air Safety Deal

Moscow slammed the US strike on a Syrian airbase Friday as "aggression against a sovereign state", and suspended a...