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US alleges Bashar al Assad regime may launch another chemical attack; Syria rubbishes claims
• 8 years agoSyria has denied White House allegations that it may be preparing a new chemical attack, insisting again that it has never used such arms.
US says Syria President Bashar al-Assad may be preparing for another chemical attack
• 8 years agoThe White House says it has found "potential" evidence that Syria is preparing for another chemical weapons attack.
France says will 'prove' Damascus behind Syria chemical attack
• 8 years agoFrance will produce proof "in a few days" that the regime of Bashar al-Assad launched a chemical strike on a Syrian village that killed 87 people earlier this month, Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Wednesday
Syria: Death toll rises to 112 in car bomb attack during evacuation near Aleppo
Fp Staff • 8 years agoA stalled population transfer resumed Saturday after a deadly explosion killed at least 100, including children, government supporters and opposition fighters, at an evacuation point — adding new urgency to the widely criticised operation.
US wants to get past rift with Russia amid Syria impasse: World's foremost nuclear powers can't afford this relationship
• 8 years agoThe United States wants to improve ties with Russia from their current "all-time low" over Syria, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, as Moscow dug in to defend its ally in Damascus.
Donald Trump urges Nato allies to resolve 'brutal' Syrian civil war
• 8 years agoUS President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it was time to end Syria's "brutal" civil war, and called on NATO allies to "work together to resolve the disaster" in the war-wracked country.
US in 'no doubt' over Syria's role in chemical strike, accuses Russia of spreading misinformation
• 8 years agoPentagon chief Jim Mattis said on Monday there is "no doubt" the Syrian regime was behind last week's deadly chemical strike, while US officials accused Moscow of waging a misinformation campaign around the attack.
US missile strike on Syrian airbase: Survivors of 'chemical attack' hail Donald Trump
• 8 years agoIn the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun, site of an alleged chemical weapons attack, residents still mourning their dead on Friday welcomed the US strikes.
Syria airstrike: Donald Trump's hostile approach starkly contrasts Barack Obama's passive stance
Fp Staff • 8 years agoUS President Donald Trump believes that the current situation in Syria is a result of the earlier policies under Barack Obama.
Syria airstrikes: US Congress divided in support of Donald Trump's actions
Fp Staff • 8 years agoPresident Donald Trump's decision to strike the Syrian regime in retaliation for a chemical attack comes four years after his predecessor Barack Obama faced a similar challenge from Damascus — and chose to back down.