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Sarin Used In Deadly Attack On Syria Town In April

A fact-finding mission by the UN's chemical watchdog, the OPCW, concluded that sarin was used as a chemical weapon in...

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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...

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Syria War: Anger After Russia Vetoes Resolution At UN

Russia has vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council that would have condemned last week’s alleged...

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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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Pressure Mounts For UN Action On Syria ‘chemical Attack’

Western powers pushed ahead Thursday with efforts to take action over the suspected chemical attack in Syria after US...

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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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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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Malaysia Prepares To Deport N.Korean Linked To Murder; Condemns Attack

Malaysia released on Friday a North Korean suspect in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader...

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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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Britain Urges Malaysia To Share Evidence On Kim VX Attack

Britain on Monday urged Malaysia to share evidence from the lethal VX nerve gas attack on Kim Jong-Un's half-brother...

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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...

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UN Likely To Vote Next Week On Syria Sanctions

The UN Security Council is likely to vote next week on a draft resolution that would slap sanctions on Syria over the...

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UN-OPCW Panel Seeks Names of Syrian Commanders In Gas Attacks Probe

A UN investigative panel is pressing the Syrian government to hand over the names of commanders, military units and...

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Damascus Denies Accusations of Chlorine Use In Aleppo

Syria's government on Wednesday fiercely denied accusations by Human Rights Watch that it used chemical weapons in its...

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Syrian Forces Used Chemical Weapons In Final Push For Aleppo

Syrian government forces carried out at least eight chemical attacks during the final weeks of the battle for Aleppo,...

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World Should Stop Turning A Blind Eye To Syria

France has accused Syria and its allies of using political uncertainty in the US to launch "total war" against...

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Syrian Rebels Fire ‘shells With Poison Gas’ In Aleppo

Poison gas was fired at a government-held area of Aleppo on Sunday, causing at least 15 people to choke, Syrian state...