Use of chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war

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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 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...

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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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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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‘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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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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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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Syrian Forces ‘drop Chlorine’ On Aleppo

Syrian government forces have been accused of dropping barrel bombs containing chlorine from helicopters on a suburb of...