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US alleges Bashar al Assad regime may launch another chemical attack; Syria rubbishes claims
•Syria has denied White House allegations that it may be preparing a new chemical attack, insisting again that it has never used such arms.
Sarin, the gas that killed Syrians, is 26 times more deadly than cyanide gas: All you need to know
•The US believes Syrian government employed a sarin-like nerve agent in a deadly attack in the country's northwest. Here are the key facts about sarin.
Syrian security officials 'fired' after school bombing
Fp Archives •The Britain-based monitoring group said the firings came after residents took part in angry demonstrations over the deadly October 1 attack at a school that killed 48 children, most of them under the age of 12, and four adults.
Syria: Massacre feared as Islamic State jihadists seize Kurd HQ in Kobane
Fp Archives •US-led warplanes have intensified air strikes against IS, which has been attacking Kobane for three weeks, but the Pentagon has said that there are limits to what can be done without troops on the ground.
US-led warplanes hit Islamic State in besieged Syria town
Fp Archives •Kobane has become a symbol of resistance against the IS group, which proclaimed an Islamic "caliphate" across swathes of Iraq and Syria, carrying out beheadings and other atrocities.
I'm scared of dying in Islamic State captivity, says US hostage
Fp Archives •Hostages threatened at the end of four previous, near-identical IS beheading videos have subsequently been murdered.
US-led coalition strikes Islamic State-seized oil installations in Syria
Fp Archives •The Islamic State captured most of Syria's largest oil fields earlier this year and is believed to be partly funding its operations by smuggling oil.
Israeli military shoots down Syrian fighter jet in Golan
Fp Archives •Israel has largely stayed on the sidelines of Syria's civil war raging across the border.
Airstrikes will strengthen fight against Assad, says Syria's opposition
Fp Archives •A significant part of US President Barack Obama's strategy against Islamic State depends on bolstering Syria's moderate rebels to strengthen the opposition.
PKK leader calls on Kurds to mobilize against Islamic State
Fp Archives •The call came hours before the United States and five Arab countries on Tuesday launched airstrikes against the Islamic militants in Syria.