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A Syrian man receives treatment at a small hospital in the town of Maaret al-Noman following a suspected toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhun, a nearby rebel-held town in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, on 4 April 2017. Picture: AFP.

Nato warns syria over chemical arms

Syria toxic gas inquiry to end after Russia again blocks UN renewal

By Reuters

Russia vetoed on Friday a Japanese-drafted UN Security Council resolution to extend the inquiry for one month.

  • Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Picture: AFP

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    3027 days ago
  • Headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, The Netherlands. Picture: AFP

    Syria destroys chemical weapon facilities

    Nobel Prize winning organisation, the OPCW, confirmed that sites and equipment were destroyed.

    3124 days ago
  • A handout image released by the Syrian opposition's Shaam News Network shows people inspecting bodies of children and adults laying on the ground as Syrian rebels claim they were killed in a toxic gas attack by pro-government forces in eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of Damascus on August 21, 2013. Picture: AFP

    Talks to destroy Syria's chemical weapons begin

    USA, Britain, France, Russia and China have begun talks to eliminate Syria's chemical arsenal.

    3167 days ago
  • An image released by the Local Committee of Arbeen shows the bodies of children after Syrian rebels claim they were killed in a toxic gas attack by pro-government forces in eastern Ghouta. Picture: AFP/Local Committee of Arbeen

    Evidence shows Syria behind chemical attack

    The EU’s Catherine Ashton says evidence points to the Syrian government behind chemical attack.

    3178 days ago
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