Chemical Weapon

Syria: Suspected chemical attack in Idlib claims 58 lives, 11 children among dead

It was the third claim of a chemical attack in just over a week in Syria. The previous two were reported in Hama province, in an area not far from Khan Sheikhoun, the site of Tuesday's alleged attack.

UN chemical weapon experts visit Damascus suburbs

Fear of a dramatic escalation in the two-and-a-half-year conflict prompted some 6,000 Syrians to flee into Lebanon over a 24-hour period, or more than six times the average daily flow.

UN envoy to Syria says chemical weapons may have been used

Brahimi spoke to reporters in Geneva as a UN inspection team was investigating the alleged poison gas attack near Damascus on 21 August and momentum built for Western military action against Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime in the civil war that he called the most serious crisis facing the international community.

Report of chemical-weapons use in Syria being investigated, says Obama

Obama said the U.S. policy not to intervene militarily thus far is based on his desire to solve the problem as a global community. "It's a world problem ... when tens of thousands of people are being slaughtered, including innocent women and children," Obama said.