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Syria chemical attack: US ambassador Nikki Haley urges UN Security Council to act, says world 'must see justice done'
• 7 years agoNikki Haley urged the UN Security Council to act following the latest alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, warning the US was ready to respond
Syria chemical attack: Trump threatens strike saying 'everybody's gonna pay a price', suggests Russia share blame
• 7 years agoTrump had condemned what he said had been a "heinous attack on innocent" Syrians, after reports emerged of women and children choking to death in agony, adding: "This is about humanity -- it can't be allowed to happen."
Syria missile attack: Iranians among 14 killed in strike on air base, says war monitoring group
• 7 years agoMissiles struck an air base in central Syria early on Monday, the country's state-run news agency reported, killing at least 14 people, including Iranians, according to a war-monitoring group.
Day after chemical attack, missile strike on Syrian military airport leaves several dead, injured, says state media
• 7 years agoA missile attack on a Syrian military airport left several dead and wounded, state media said on Monday, after the US warned Damascus and its allies over an earlier suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town
Emmanuel Macron accuses Damascus of chemical attacks against civilians in Syria, calls for UN Security Council meeting
• 7 years agoFrench President Emmanuel Macron accused Damascus of "chemical attacks" against civilians in the Syrian rebel enclave of Douma in a call with US leader Donald Trump on Sunday, as international outrage mounts against the alleged use of the weapons
Syria chemical attack: With death toll rising to 49, Russia dismisses reports of involvement
• 7 years agoRussia dismissed reports of a deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria’s Douma, Interfax news service reported on Sunday, citing Russia’s Ministry of Defence
Donald Trump's far-right backers rebel over US' 'hoax' Syria strike
• 8 years agoBandying the hashtag #Syriahoax, leaders of the "Alt-Right" white nationalist fringe lashed out at Trump for abandoning his election campaign stances.
Donald Trump's Syria strike is a bold step but may not loosen Assad's grip on war-torn nation
• 8 years agoPresident Donald Trump said the goal of the military action was deterrence. Officials said strikes targeted the Shayrat air base to prevent it from being used to launch attacks like the one this week that killed more than 80 people and provided sickening images of individuals suffering from exposure to a sarin-like nerve gas.
US attacks Syria air base post fatal chemical attack: Here's what we know about strike ordered by Donald Trump
• 8 years agoAt around 8:40 pm Eastern Time (0040 GMT) on Thursday, the US military fired 59 Tomahawk missiles at the Shayrat airfield near Homs in western Syria.
Syria has destroyed chemical arms producing equipment: reports
Fp Archives • 11 years agoAn official at the global chemical weapons watchdog said on Thursday that Syria has completed destruction of critical equipment for producing chemical weapons and filling munitions with poison gas.