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UN Calls Emergency Talks After ‘gas Attack’

The UN Security Council is to hold emergency talks after an alleged chemical attack in Syria left dozens of civilians...

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Global Outcry Over Suspected Syria Chemical Attack

A suspected chemical attack that killed at least 58 civilians in rebel-held northwestern Syria has prompted widespread...

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Syria ‘chemical Attack’ Down To Assad, US Says

The White House says it is "confident" Bashar al-Assad's government was behind an apparent chemical attack that killed...

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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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‘Chemical Attack’ In Idlib Kills 58

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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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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Syria Conflict: ‘Chemical Attack’ In Idlib Kills Dozens

At least 35 people have been killed and 60 wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in north-western...

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‘Gas’ Attack Kills 35 In Rebel-Held Syria Town

Warplanes carried out a suspected toxic gas attack that killed at least 35 people including several children in a...

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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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Syrians Flee Raqa ‘hell’ As US-Backed Assault Nears

In a muddy camp in northern Syria, civilians who fled Raqa said fear of an expected US-backed assault on the Islamic...

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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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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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Engineers Set To To Enter IS-Held Parts of Syria Dam

Syrian engineers were expected to carry out urgent maintenance Wednesday on the country's largest dam, where US-backed...

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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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IS Counter-Attacks To Defend North Syria Stronghold

Clashes raged around a key northern Syrian town on Tuesday after the Islamic State group launched a counter-attack to...

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IS Counter-Attacks To Defend North Syria Town

The Islamic State group launched a counter-attack Tuesday against US-backed fighters closing in on a key jihadist-held...