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Syria chemical weapons

France orders military action in Syria with US, Britain

By Reuters

US President Donald Trump said earlier that he had ordered precision strikes targeting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons capabilities after a...

  • FILE: Syrians flee their homes with their belongings in the town of Beit Sawa in Syria's besieged eastern Ghouta region on 4 March 2018, following reported air strikes. Picture: AFP.

    UK ministers back action to deter Syrian chemical weapon use

    The White House said later that Trump and his national security team were continuing to assess intelligence and speak with allies, and that no final decisions had been made.

    1588 days ago
  • FILE: Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May. Picture: @10DowningStreet/Twitter.

    UK’s May to talk to Trump on suspected chemical attack in Syria

    The United States plans to call for a UN Security Council vote on Tuesday on a proposal for a new inquiry into responsibility for use of chemical weapons in Syria.

    1590 days ago
  • An image grab taken from a video released by the Syrian civil defence in Douma shows unidentified volunteers giving aid to children at a hospital following an alleged chemical attack on the rebel-held town on 8 April 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Syria, Russia say Israeli war planes carried out strike on Syrian air base

    Syrian state TV initially said the United States was suspected of carrying out a missile attack on the T-4 airfield near Homs.

    1591 days ago
  • A description on chlorine, mustard gas, sarin and VX used in conflicts around the world. Picture: AFP

    4 of the deadliest chemical weapons used in Syria & elsewhere

    A description of some of the chemical weapons that have been used in conflicts around the world.

    1591 days ago
  • FILE: Children in Syria reportedly suffering from symptoms indicative of exposure to chemical compounds being treated at a SAMS-supported hospital in East Ghouta. Picture: @sams_usa/Twitter

    Report: North Korea denies chemical weapons link with Syria

    North Korea has been under UN sanctions since 2006 over its ballistic missile and nuclear programs.

    1630 days ago
  • FILE: A Syrian child receives treatment following a suspected toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhoun, a rebel-held town in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province on 4 April 2017. Picture: AFP

    US condemns Russia veto of probe into Syria chemical weapons use

    US said it's very disappointed that Russia put what it considered to be political considerations over the Syrian people who were so brutally murdered.

    1758 days ago
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    Russia vetoes extension of mission probing chemical weapons use in Syria

    The investigation was unanimously created by the 15-member UN Security Council in 2015 and renewed in 2016 for another year.

    1758 days ago
  • FILE: A picture taken on 4 April 2017 shows destruction at a hospital in Khan Sheikhun, a rebel-held town in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, following a suspected toxic gas attack. Picture: AFP

    Chemical weapons watchdog says sarin used in April attack in Syria

    The report was circulated to members of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague, but was not made public.

    1875 days ago
  • FILE: A Syrian child receives treatment following a suspected toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhoun, a rebel-held town in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province on 4 April 2017. Picture: AFP

    Syria: US chemical attack warning untrue, aims to justify new attack

    State television quoted a foreign ministry source as saying Washington's allegations about an intended attack were not only misleading but also "devoid of any truth and not based on any facts."

    1875 days ago
  • Syrians check a damaged house, reportedly hit by US-led coalition air strikes, in the village of Kfar Derian in the western Aleppo province on 23 September, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Washington investigating alleged ISIS chemical attack

    Kurds battling Islamic State militants fear the group may have used an unidentified chemical weapon.

    2851 days ago
  • FILE: Smoke rises during armed clashes between Syrian Kurdish fighters and militants from the Islamic State (IS) in and around the town of Kobani, Syria, as seen from the Turkish side of the border. Picture: EPA.

    No direct combat for Iraqi Kurds in Kobani

    The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has confirmed 815 people have been killed.

    2851 days ago
  • A picture taken from Turkey shows smoke rising after an airstrike by an alleged alliance war plane on the Islamic State targets in the west of Kobani, Syria, where Kurdish fighters YPG are trying to defend the city, near Suruc district, Sanliurfa, Turkey 08 October 2014. Picture: EPA/Sedat Suna.

    US-led strikes intensify in Syria

    The coalition had conducted 21 attacks on ISIS militants near the Syrian town of Kobani.

    2863 days ago
  • FILE: A woman behind a Syrian opposition flag during a rally against the Syrian government. Picture:  AFP.

    Australia charges two for terrorism

    Australia has raised the alarm about the number of its citizens believed to be fighting overseas.

    2898 days ago
  • FILE:Islamic State stormed Tabqa air base near Raqqa city on Sunday after days of fighting with the army.  Picture: Supplied.

    ISIS militants storm Syrian air base

    ISIS stormed Tabqa air base near Raqqa city on Sunday after days of fighting with the army.

    2912 days ago
  • FILE: The UN has confirmed Peter Theo Curtis was released to its peacekeeping force.  Picture: AFP.

    Syria: Kidnapped US journalist released

    The UN has confirmed Peter Theo Curtis was released to its peacekeeping force.

    2914 days ago
  • Rebel fighters who agreed to a truce with Syrian authorities gather on a street at the southern Damascus district of Qadam on 21 August 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Syria death toll tops 190,000

    A UN report shows around 5,000 to 6,000 people are being killed monthly.

    2917 days ago
  • FILE:Rebels stand on the back of a pick-up truck driving through the eastern Syrian town of Deir Ezzor on 10 March, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria

    The group's advance in Syria has accelerated since it seized control of Mosul in June.

    2926 days ago
  • FILE: The bombs were placed in two tunnels running under the city. Picture: AFP.

    Syria: Bombs kill 13 pro-Assad fighters

    The bombs were placed in two tunnels running under the city.

    2940 days ago
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