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Apr 22, 2018
Chemical weapons inspectors visit Syria's Douma to take samples, determine if toxic substances were used
A team of inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) visited a site in Douma, Syria. -
Apr 17, 2018
India calls for impartial, objective probe into use of chemicals weapons in Syria
India has called for an impartial and objective investigation by the OPCW into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria recently. -
Apr 17, 2018
Syria airstrikes 'morally and legally right': Theresa May defends move to join US-led attack amid criticism
British prime minister Theresa May made a statement in parliament to justify her decision to join US-led air strikes alongside France against Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles. -
Apr 14, 2018
US, Britain and France strike Syria over suspected chemical weapons attack; Russia calls it 'danger to world peace'
Loud explosions rocked Syria's capital and filled the sky with heavy smoke early on Saturday after US president Donald Trump announced airstrikes in retaliation for the country's alleged use of chemical weapons -
Apr 15, 2018
'Mission Accomplished', claims Donald Trump on US-led strikes on Syria; Pentagon says other chemical weapons facilities intact
US president Donald Trump on Saturday declared "Mission Accomplished" for a US-led allied missile attack on Syria's chemical weapons program -
Apr 12, 2018
French president Emmanuel Macron says Assad regime used chemical weapons in rebel-held enclave in Syria
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that he had evidence that chemical weapons were used in rebel-held enclave of Douma in Syria. -
Apr 11, 2018
Syria denies using chemical weapons in Ghouta: Analysts say toxic attack might have been tactic to finally defeat rebel group
Syria's regime has denied dropping toxic weapons on Eastern Ghouta, but analysts say they could have been used as a tactic to finally reconquer the last rebel enclave outside Damascus. -
Apr 10, 2018
Syria chemical attack: Trump threatens strike, cancels summit travel to oversee US response
Amid the tough talk from the White House, the U.S. military appeared to be in position to carry out any attack order. A Navy destroyer, the USS Donald Cook, was underway in the eastern Mediterranean after completing a port call in Cyprus. The guided missile destroyer is armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles, the weapon of choice in a U.S. attack one year ago on an airfield in Syria following an alleged sarin gas attack on civilians. -
Apr 10, 2018
Russia, Syria deny use of chemical weapons in Douma attack, invite probe team to inspect area
Russia and Syria have invited a probe into the alleged chemical attack in Douma after Donald Trump threatened that there would be a "big price to pay". -
Apr 09, 2018
Chemical weapons attack in Syria: UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting over Douma incident
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday over a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria.
